Steam & Excursion > MT5 with the SF Overland Limited

The San Francisco Overland Limited #27 at Ogden, Utah on a snowy day circa 1930. Mountain type 4376 is a product of the SP Sacramento shops. Later equiped with the skyline shrounding. These mountains were used all over the SP system.

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SP Mountains were great looking engines and I'm told they were well liked by the engine crews.

For all we know could be the San Francisco Ltd?

Beautiful machine but only really foggy memories for me if even I ever saw them as a kid.

Did these have very much in common with the UP 4-8-2's, or were the UP and SP mechanical departments going their separate ways by the time these were built?

timz Wrote:
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> For all we know could be the San Francisco Ltd?                                                                             Given that we DO know this is SP train 27, we therefore also know this is the San Francisco Overland Limited.  Was there ever an SP "San Francisco Limited"?  I have never heard of such a train.  AA

Stanford White
Carmel Valley, CA

That is a great looking locomotive, did any of them survive?

Nathan

atsf121 Wrote:
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> That is a great looking locomotive, did any of
> them survive?
>
> Nathan

Nope, not a single one.

atsf121 Wrote:
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> That is a great looking locomotive, did any of
> them survive?
>
> Nathan

Someone will correct me, but I think none survived

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Beautiful locos, especially the ones with the semi-cylindrical Vandy tenders...

Bill Deaver
Tehachapi, CA

> Was there ever an SP "San Francisco Limited"?

Train 27 was the SF Ltd 1929 to 1931-- combined with
the Overland Ltd May 1931.

timz, I realize the train numbers of the Overland were not always 27/28.  If 27/28 was once the "San Francisco Limited", I trust you have a reference source, as I have never heard of such a train name on the SP.  Also, if your info is correct, then the Overland had to have  different train numbers at that time, could you supply those train numbers, along with your source?  That would be appreciated, AA

Stanford White
Carmel Valley, CA

If you don't have timetables, look in the back of CP&SP.
The Overland was trains 1 and 2 until 1931 when it combined
with 27/28 the SF Ltd that had started June? 1929 on
the Overland's pre-1929 schedule.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/26/15 15:46 by timz.

Thanks, I have the CP&SP, but all my reference materials are currently packed away and unavailible to me......I do appreciate your looking up[ and posting that info.  AA

Stanford White
Carmel Valley, CA

HotWater Wrote:
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> atsf121 Wrote:
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> > That is a great looking locomotive, did any of
> > them survive?
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> > Nathan
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> Nope, not a single one.

Bummer!

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