Southern Pacific Engine #2914
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 35° 23.534 W 119° 01.274
11S E 316430 N 3918417
This is one of many historical interpretive signs on the grounds of the Pioneer Village at the Kern County Museum in Bakersfield.
Waymark Code: WMJE3W
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/06/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member MrsMcFly
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Southern Pacific Engine #2914

This locomotive, among the largest and most powerful on the Southern Pacific Railroad system, supported the growth and development of the San Joaquin Valley and the West.

Engine #2914, called a 4-8-0 because of its wheel configuration, is characteristic of the type of locomotive used in freight service by railroads in the early 1900s.

Built by the Schenectady Locomotive Works, 4-8-0 locomotives pulled well for their size, yet were easy to operate. As the years passed they were extensively upgraded and modernized until the efficiency of diesel-powered locomotives made them obsolete

Built in 1898, this locomotive arrived in Bakersfield in 1901 and served the local area until 1955. Originally a coal burner, it was soon converted to burning oil. The engine hauled freight over the Tehachapi Mountains, on the McKittrick, Sunset, and Oil City Branches of the railroad and was utilized in the Southern Pacific yard in East Bakersfield.

The Southern Pacific Railroad donated Engine #2914 in 1955.

Group that erected the marker: Kern County Museum

Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Kern County Museum ~ Pioneer Village
3801 Chester Avenue
Bakersfield, California
93301

URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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