#1931
Southern Pacific Class P-8
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Baldwin Locomotive Works· from 1921· class of 15 American 4-6-2 locomotives
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what is it?
The Southern Pacific Class P-8 was a class of 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives that were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) for the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) in 1921.
who runs it
base stats
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 105 years ago, in 1921.
- Weighs about as much as 23 African elephants (~6 t each).
- Served for 37 years (1921–1958).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1921
- in service from
- 1921
- retired
- 1958
- status
- preserved
- 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
- 4-6-2
- weight
- 135 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q27888037, Wikipedia: Southern Pacific Class P-8 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.