Stockton Terminal and Eastern No. 1
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Stockton Terminal and Eastern No. 1 is a 4-4-0
steam locomotive
originally built in 1864 by Norris-Lancaster
for the first Western Pacific Railroad
. The railroad's engines were lettered rather than numbered, and as such this engine received the "G" designation, as well as given the name ""Mariposa." The engine operated on the Western Pacific until the late 1860's when the road went bankrupt and was subsequently purchased by the Central Pacific Railroad
.
In 1869, the Central Pacific had re-designated the engine as the road's second number 31, replacing another engine of that number which was destroyed in an accident that year, and continued to serve the CP, as well as the Southern Pacific Railroad
(which absorbed the road in 1885), until 1914. The engine is believed to have been stripped of its name in the 1870's, when the CP had ceased its practice of naming engines, and has been renumbered 1193 in 1891. The engine was renumbered 1215 in 1901, then again as 1488 in 1907.
In 1914, the engine was sold to the Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad
, and served that road until 1953. In that year, the engine was retired from service and donated to the Travel Town Museum
, where it is currently displayed.
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4-4-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-4-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles , four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels...
steam locomotive
Steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a railway locomotive that produces its power through a steam engine. These locomotives are fueled by burning some combustible material, usually coal, wood or oil, to produce steam in a boiler, which drives the steam engine...
originally built in 1864 by Norris-Lancaster
Norris Locomotive Works
The Norris Locomotive Works was a steam locomotive manufacturing company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that produced about a thousand railroad engines between 1832 and 1866. It was the dominant American locomotive producer during most of that period, and even sold its popular 4-2-0 engines...
for the first Western Pacific Railroad
Western Pacific Railroad (1862–1870)
The Western Pacific Railroad was formed in December, 1862, by a group led by Timothy Dame and including Charles McLaughlin and Peter Donahue, all associated with the San Francisco and San Jose Railroad, to build a railroad from San Jose north to Vallejo's Mills , east through Niles Canyon, north to...
. The railroad's engines were lettered rather than numbered, and as such this engine received the "G" designation, as well as given the name ""Mariposa." The engine operated on the Western Pacific until the late 1860's when the road went bankrupt and was subsequently purchased by the Central Pacific Railroad
Central Pacific Railroad
The Central Pacific Railroad is the former name of the railroad network built between California and Utah, USA that formed part of the "First Transcontinental Railroad" in North America. It is now part of the Union Pacific Railroad. Many 19th century national proposals to build a transcontinental...
.
In 1869, the Central Pacific had re-designated the engine as the road's second number 31, replacing another engine of that number which was destroyed in an accident that year, and continued to serve the CP, as well as the Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
(which absorbed the road in 1885), until 1914. The engine is believed to have been stripped of its name in the 1870's, when the CP had ceased its practice of naming engines, and has been renumbered 1193 in 1891. The engine was renumbered 1215 in 1901, then again as 1488 in 1907.
In 1914, the engine was sold to the Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad
Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad
Established in 1908, the Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad provides service to several companies around the Stockton, California area. Being located in Stockton places the STE in an ideal situation for the consolidation and distribution of freight. This includes PDM Steel, Lipton, and Salt...
, and served that road until 1953. In that year, the engine was retired from service and donated to the Travel Town Museum
Travel Town Museum
Travel Town Museum is a transport museum within Griffith Park in Los Angeles, California.Travel Town was dedicated on December 14, 1952. There is no charge for museum admission or parking...
, where it is currently displayed.
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