Power type Steam Configuration 4-8-8-2 | Build date July–September 1929 | |
Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Serial number 60866-60869, 60884-60889, 60952-60957 Gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
Southern Pacific Railroad's AC-5 class of steam locomotives was the railroad's second class of 4-8-8-2 cab forward locomotives. They were built between July and September 1929 and placed in service soon after construction. The AC-5 class was only slightly larger than the AC-4 class.
The first locomotive of this class, number 4110, holds the dubious honor of being the first 4-8-8-2 cab forward locomotive to be scrapped when it befell this fate on February 3, 1953, at the railroad's Sacramento, California, shops. The rest of the class were removed from service and scrapped by mid-1955. None of this class was preserved.
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Southern Pacific class AC-5 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA