When I got to see it, there was no steam. It was crammed into the old Brooklyn Roundhouse where I could not even get a good photo. So I stepped back as far as I could and this is all I got.
So what's the second loco? And that IS a beauty! Have always liked that loco, reminds me of the NP . . . .
I think Mr. SP is speaking of the 701, as SP&S had only two 4-8-4s. They did have other steam locomotives, Challengers for sure.
Actually, The SP&S had three 4-8-4's, 700-702. They are the same as NP's Northern's, built during the same time.
Well....when the new owners took over, they shut down the steam program, and she was being rebuilt. To my knowledge, only the CB&Q loco runs, and only on Sundays
The 700-702 were the same as the Northern Pacific A-3 class 4-8-4's except they burned oil instead of coal.
Number 539 was on display at Grand Canyon Railway's station in Williams, Arizona last year. I was working at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, and I once took the train from the Canyon to Williams and back on my days off, and got some photos of the locomotive. It's lettered for the Grand Canyon, with its number 539, and a little sign that tells its history. When I took the trip to Williams, it was just after New Year's 2015, and the locomotive was decorated with Christmas lights. From what my dad has told me, the locomotive had its boiler condemned, which was why it was on display in Vancouver to begin with. I am not terribly knowledgeable about steam locomotives, and my dad has never told me why it was condemned. In my opinion, it doesn't belong in Williams. It belongs in Vancouver or Portland, not Arizona.
