L-4
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderRogers Locomotive Works
Build dateNovember 1883
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-4-0
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.63 in (1,600 mm)
Adhesive weight53,200 lb (24,100 kg)
Loco weight73,320 lb (33,260 kg)
Fuel typeOil
Boiler pressure130 lbf/in²
Cylinders2
Cylinder size17 in × 24 in (430 mm × 610 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort13,100 lbf
Career
OperatorsSpokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
ClassL-4
LocaleUnited States
Sources: [1]

The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway (SP&S) class L-4 steam locomotives were originally used by the Astoria and Columbia River Railroad (AC&R). They became SP&S locomotives when the SP&S acquired the A&CR.

Background

The Astoria & Columbia River Railroad ran from Portland, Oregon, to Astoria, Oregon, along the south bank of the Columbia River. In 1896-97 several locomotives were obtained secondhand for the newly completed line. Among these locomotives were A&CR numbers 6 and 7. These locomotives would become the two members of Class L-4 when the SP&S bought out the A&CR in 1911.

Numbering

Upon the acquisition of the A&CR by the SP&S both locomotives were renumbered and placed into Class L-4. A&CR number 6 was renumbered SP&S number 53 on February 24, 1911. A&CR number 7 was renumbered SP&S number 54 on February 24, 1911.[1]

Disposition

SP&S number 53 was sold to Warren CC on May 6, 1920. SP&S number 54 was dismantled in May 1924.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gartner, John T. (1990). North Bank Road, The Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway. WSU Press. p. 206.


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