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Title
[Locomotive - Central Pacific - C.P. Huntington]
Date
Description
1 photoprint ; 8 x 10 in.
Subject(s)
Summary
"C. P. Huntington." Southern Pacific R.R. of California #1, original Central Pacific #3 ca. 1864. Cylinders 11x15 in., Dig of Drivers 54 in., weight on Drivers 18,500 lbs, weight on Trucks 20,500 lbs. Total weight 39,000 lbs. Built by Danforth, Cooke & Co. Patterson, N.J. Shipped around the "Horn" on the sailing vessel "Success." Went into service on the Central Pacific Railroad at Sacramento April 1864.
Owning
Institution
Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento Room
Copyright
© Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento Room
Filing
Location
PICTURE FILE
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Formats
Photo #848
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