Nostalgia & History > One more SP Hog (2-8-0)

SP 3419, C-19, 2-8-0 on an unknown date and location, likely El Paso. Built in 1904 by Baldwin, builders number 24422, as EP&SW 270, re# 170 becoming SP 3419. Never converted to oil. Scrapped in 1939.

Photographer most likely Bill Darrough, from the Darrough Collection. Since negatives were extensively traded it's possible Bill was not the photographer. Photos from this collection have been shared with permission from Jack Darrough, obtained before he died.

My dad, an SP Engineer from 1945 - 1977 always refered to SP 2-8-0s as "hogs" rather than Consolidations. That's why I am using that term.

Comments and information appreciated.

~Steve Sloan
San Jose, CA

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Assuming the reverse gear has been replaced--
how does that valve gear work?

I am assuming it was pending scrapping and the gear was removed to facilitate moving to the scrap yard.

~Steve

ssloansjca Wrote:
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> I am assuming it was pending scrapping and the
> gear was removed to facilitate moving to the scrap
> yard.
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> ~Steve

No side rod connected to the last driver.

Tom

Someone already stole the bell.

Inside Stephenson Valve Gear.  Original slide valves have been replaced with piston valve conversion kits.  Probably done when superheater was added.

-LD



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/07/18 18:22 by LarryDoyle.

Never had power reverse installed.  It would have been a handfull (actually 2 handfulls) to hook that old Hog up.