SOUTHERN PACIFIC
CONSOLIDATIONS (2-8-0’s)
CLASSES C-9 AND C-10

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The majority of railroads had some particular class of steam locomotive that was the common workaday engine that filled the majority, if not all, of the railroad's needs for a utility locomotive. For the Southern Pacific, the most utilitarian as well as the most numerous of all steam locomotives on the railroad, were the 2-8-0 consolidations. Challenger's selection of six particular prototypes, with five different tender classes, is intended to encapsulate and be representative of the railroad's broad use of these prototypes.


2513.1 SP Class C-9 Locomotive #2542. Built by Baldwin in 1907, retired in 1954. BL2 FWH. Forward sand dome. SP Class 90-C-2 tender.

2513.1 SP Class C-9 Locomotive #2542 -- Photo courtesy of Jeff Ainsworth.

2514.1 SP Class C-9 Locomotive #2795. The locomotive will be delivered with plow pilot (not shown). "Roseville deflector." Forward sand dome. SP Class 100-C-3 tender.

2514.1 SP Class C-9 Locomotive #2795 -- Photo courtesy of Jeff Ainsworth.

2515.1 SP Class C-9 Locomotive #2541. Built by Baldwin in 1907, retired in 1954. "Roseville deflector." Forward sand dome. SP Class 100-C-3 tender.

2515.1 SP Class C-9 Locomotive #2541 -- Photo courtesy of Jeff Ainsworth.

2516.1 SP Class C-9 Locomotive #2568. Built by Baldwin in 1906, retired in 1957. Middle position sand dome. SP Class 73-SC-1 tender, a largely unique to the Southern Pacific tender style.

2516.1 SP Class C-9 Locomotive #2568 -- Photo courtesy of Jeff Ainsworth.

2517.1 SP Class C-10 Locomotive #2848. Built by SP Sacramento Shops in 1918, retired in 1958. Forward sand dome and short stack. SP Class 70-C-9 tender. tender style.

2517.1 SP Class C-10 Locomotive #2848 -- Photo courtesy of Jeff Ainsworth.

2518.1 SP Class C-10 Locomotive #2850. Built by SP Sacramento Shops in 1918, retired in 1958. Forward sand dome and short stack. "Roseville deflector." SP Class 100-C-4 tender.

2518.1 SP Class C-10 Locomotive #2850 -- Photo courtesy of Jeff Ainsworth.