paintwork didn’t last long and thanks to mod- ifications and alterations, Empire barely re- sembled its former self by 1917, having been converted to burn oil and fitted with electric headlights and a new cab. It was sold in 1924 to Pacific Portland Cement and sent to Ger- lach, Nev., to work as a switcher, and was re- tired in 1931. It’s a testament to the Pacific Coast Chapter that it survived, because when its rusted remains were donated to the group in 1938 it was considered a basket case and a candidate for scrapping. R&LHS members Fred Stindt, Gerald M. Best, Gilbert Kneiss, and others disagreed with this assessment and stored the hulk until enough money was raised from excursions to cosmetically restore it to its 1873 appearance, done under contract by Bethlehem Steel in San Francisco. A more extensive cosmetic restoration, which includ- ed the fabrication of a new wooden cab and smokestack, was undertaken by CSRM in 1978-’79 prior to the opening of the History Building. Narrow gauge was popular in California, and the two 1870s-era three-foot gauge en- gines in the Great Hall, a 4-4-0 on the main level and a 2-6-0 suspended above the floor on a replica Howe truss bridge, share a common bond. North Pacific Coast No. 12 Sonoma, a classic Baldwin American Standard, was built during the country’s centennial year of 1876 and pulled passenger trains out of Sausalito, north of San Francisco. When the road fell on hard times in 1879, it was sold to the Nevada Central, which renumbered it 5 and put it to work between Battle Mountain and Austin, Nev., pulling passenger and freight trains. Nevada Short Line 2-6-0 No. 1 was likewise built by Baldwin, ordered in 1879 by the Utah Northern. After changing hands several times it ended up in Rochester, Nev., pulling silver ore on the Nevada Short Line. When the road was abandoned in the early 1920s, No. 1 was sold to Nevada Cen- tral, joining the ex-Sonoma as No. 6. Battered from years of hard service, both locomotives were restored to running order and backdated by the Southern Pacific in 1938 for the 1939-’40 Golden Gate Interna- tional Exposition. Number 5 was made to re- semble CP Jupiter, while No. 6 emerged as UP No. 119. They were featured in the Cav- alcade of the Golden West pageant, which recreated the driving of the golden spike at Promontory. They ended up in the care of the Pacific Coast Chapter and were donated to the State of California in 1969 for CSRM. Each locomotive has been meticulously re- stored down to the tiniest detail. Sonoma, badly deteriorated from years of outdoor stor- age, has been restored to its original 1876 ap- pearance. The work was extensive, and in many instances replacement parts were fab- ricated using 19th century methods and ma- terials. With its gold leaf and brass accents, CSRM considers Sonoma “the finest restored example of the American Standard steam lo- comotive in the nation.” It’s prominently dis- played alongside a recreated depot with Mon- terey & Salinas Valley combine No. 1 (1874, Carter Bros.) and Nevada Central coach No. 3, the Silver State (built in the NC shops, 1881). Among the oldest surviving coaches in existence, these cars were also saved thanks to the Golden Gate International Exposition and have been restored to their as-delivered livery. A train crew, depicted at work prepar- ing the train for departure, is a recent addi- tion to the exhibit.
As for Nevada Short Line No. 1, CSRM
chose to conserve as much of the original ar- tifact as possible and returned it to its sim- ple all-black 1920 appearance. Trailing it on the Howe truss above the Great Hall is a narrow gauge freight train consisting of an 1892-vintage SP tank car, an 1890s SP wooden boxcar, and Pacific Coast Railway side-door caboose No. 2, built by the Neva- da-California-Oregon in 1910. The largest artifact in the Great Hall — in fact, the largest artifact at CSRM — is Southern Pacific class AC-12 4-8-8-2 No. 4294, the last survivor of 256 Cab-forwards built between 1910 and 1944 for use between Roseville, Calif., and Sparks, Nev. Built by Baldwin in 1944 and retired 12 years later, it was donated to the City of Sacramento in 1958, thanks to the Pacific Coast Chapter. After a decade of outdoor display and anoth- er decade in storage, it was refurbished to its 1950 appearance and moved into the History Building in 1981. If there’s a single “take your breath away” display at CSRM, it’s No. 4294. Even standing still, its sheer size nev- er fails to impress, and the use of recorded sound and working lights brings the engine to life. The museum has opened the cab to visitors, always with a volunteer on hand to explain the many levers and gauges. Nearby is Southern Pacific No. 2467, a 1915 Baldwin 4-6-2 that was restored to op- erating condition by the Pacific Locomotive Association (PLA) in 1999 after many years in an Oakland, Calif., park. Part of the “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad” exhibit, the Pacific is shown undergoing light repairs during World War II; the left cylinder is dis- mantled and surrounded by shop tools as “Rosie the Riveter” stands on the pilot. While it’s technically serviceable, the locomotive requires boiler work and other repairs before it can be steamed again, and will remain a static display for the foreseeable future. PLA has leased it to CSRM for ten years, a great example of two groups working together. There’s much more to see in the round- house, including Canadian National 1929 sleeper St. Hyacinthe, a groundbreaking dis- play when it debuted in 1981 because it com- bined movement and sound to simulate a nighttime ride; Great Northern mail car No. 42 from the Empire Builder; and Santa Fe diner Cochiti from the 1937 Super Chief. Why non-California cars in a California- themed museum? They’re the best represen- tatives of their type that could be found in the late 1970s. This is also true of the private car Gold Coast from the Georgia Northern, now a showpiece in the Great Hall. The roundhouse is far from static; the ex- hibits are constantly being changed. North- western Pacific 4-6-0 No. 112, the last re- maining NWP steamer, was one recent guest, as was SP E9 No. 6051. UP 0-6-0 No. 4466, operable until recently, is another fre- quent visitor. When not on display, excess equipment is stored nearby at the former SP Sacramento Shops, which are slated to be refurbished into a railroad technology muse- um when funding is secured.
The museum is open daily from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Be warned that unless you own a digital camera capable of high-ISO photography, your photo options will be lim- ited because tripods and monopods are not permitted. (CSRM does sponsor a “Trains & Tripods” seminar a few times a year, which allows photographers to use their photo gear prior to the doors opening to the public.) Vis- it
www.csrmf.org for more info.
New Haven Railroad
Vintage NEW HAVEN RAILROAD IN THE 1950'S
Original 1953 16mm film footage shot by Kent Cochrane, a noted WWII Navy combat photographer. Some New Haven Electrics, Maybrook line with 4-unit lash-ups of FA's, the Highland line with RS3's and DL109's including a neat segment of sema- phores dropping. 10-minute segment showing the last excursion for 3016,
the last 2-8-2 steamer to operate on the NH. Includes RDC trip to Cape Cod. 77 Minutes $29.95
This video was the work of photogra- pher, and former New Haven Railroad employee Tom Donahue, and was also made possible through the New Haven Railroad Historical &
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