Draft:Southern Pacific 1233

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Southern Pacific 1233
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number49160
Build dateJuly, 1918
Rebuild dateFebruary 18, 1919
June 1982-April 1989
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte0-6-0
Driver dia.51 in (1.295 m)
Boiler pressure190 psi
Cylinder size19 in × 26 in (480 mm × 660 mm)
Career
OperatorsSouthern Pacific
Woodland, California
ClassS-10
NumbersSP 1233
YSLR 1233
RetiredMarch 1956
1999
RestoredFebruary 18, 1919
April 1989
DispositionStatic display

Southern Pacific 1233 is an S-10 class 0-6-0 switcher steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in July, 1918. After several boiler modifications at the Tracy shops the locomotive returned back to service on February 18, 1919. On March 1956 the locomotive was retired from service.[1] On March 30, 1957 No. 1233 was moved east across the street into the yolo county fairgrounds. On June 1982 the restoration of the locomotive has begun and in spring 1989, the locomotive returned back to service on the Yolo shortline. In January 1995, the Yolo Shortline trucked the 1233 from the fairgrounds approximately 1 mile to its yard on East Main Street. this SP 0-6-0 made many test runs out of Woodland on April 1996. On October of 1997 to go photograph one fo the Clarksburg specials. The 1233 is being prepared for the days run in Woodland. On June 1999 in the locomotive. The 1233 will be reassembled and shipped back to thier site by the depot for static display. The boiler work was completed in 2003 and it was waiting for the driving box work to be completed upon the signing of a new lease which did not happen. As of 2024, the locomotive is on static display in Woodland California.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southern Pacific Steam Locomotive 1233 (Trainweb)". Trainweb. February 29, 2024.