Union Pacific Locomotive #119 and Central Pacific Locomotive #60 ...
Union Pacific Locomotive #119 and Central Pacific Locomotive #60 ...
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First ia point of date is a small diagram 7s x & inches in<br />
with the title, "Bi&grasa of l^xak* 8 Wheel Schsa. faglae 1228<br />
Kebttilt. Office Supt. MF asd S.KCo. Sacramento, Sept- 20, 1895."<br />
Below this beading is the lettering n l engine this el&sa in service<br />
Sept. l895.Kagine vest into service August 26, IB92,"<br />
The significance of this diagram is that locomotive SP #1228<br />
vaa the renumbered 161, which had "been built in 1869 to the saise<br />
specifications as Jupiter, <strong>and</strong> can be considered a 3ister locomotive<br />
This diagram shows the engine as rebuilt ia 1895 with a different<br />
smoke stack, driving -wheel diameters o£ 64 inches instead of 60<br />
same size cylinder <strong>and</strong> piston stroke as in the original. #l6l, but<br />
a greats increased weight load of 80,150 pounds.' Qsly a close<br />
co3Bpe.rison of some of the other d&nensions shown with thoss of the<br />
Schenecta&y ^-4-0 st<strong>and</strong>ard Ansricaa locomotive of 1B69 will reveal<br />
the extent of other differences. Mr. Gerald Bast believes this<br />
diagram of rebuilt #l6i? renumbered #1228, retains the aasie length<br />
of wbeelbasej distance between driving v^heel center; distance 'oetweea<br />
pooy truck "wheels <strong>and</strong> other priacipal dixasnaixxas as the original<br />
Scheaectady #161 of I8S9. Mr, Bests who feas this diagram in his<br />
collection., states that it is the only oae that the late $r» Joslyn<br />
tjas able to seilvage of Southern <strong>Pacific</strong> ishop drawiags of the period<br />
from the 1890*s through the early 1900*s, cl Utere appear to fee no<br />
6l. Meraor<strong>and</strong>ua on C? 60, Jupiter s GeraM M. Esst for Hoy E.<br />
p p , April 1966/wi l fta copy of the #1228 diagram. Ltr.j G&orge<br />
Sattse, Southern <strong>Pacific</strong> Co,, to Roy E, Applemn, June 29? 1966, also<br />
copy of this drawing.