Southern Pacific class AC-1

what is it?

Southern Pacific Railroad's AC-1 class of cab forward steam locomotives consisted of locomotives rebuilt from MC-1 and MC-2 class locomotives that were originally built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1909. The MC-2 class was the first class of locomotives built and delivered to SP as cab forward locomotives in late 1909. The AC-1 class was the first of the successful AC series of cab forward locomotives that numbered nearly 200 in total on the SP. Southern Pacific No.

who runs it

base stats

• weight 218 tin working order
• built 15made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 106 years ago, in 1920.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 36 African elephants (~6 t each).
• ⌛Served for 28 years (1920–1948).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1920

in service from

1920

retired

1948

status

retired

number built

15

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇺🇸 United States

builders

Baldwin Locomotive Works

operators

Southern Pacific Transportation Company

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

wheel arrangement

2-8-8-2

weight

218 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.