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Owner: Western Pacific
Model:Alco 4-6-0Built As:WP 79 (4-6-0)
Serial Number:45690Order No:B-1169
Frame Number:21X26 cylinders, 67" driversBuilt:12/1908
Notes:Brooks 12/1908, class TP-29, sfs 11/1937
Other locos with this serial:  WP 79(4-6-0)
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WP 4-6-0 #79 - Western Pacific
Title:  WP 4-6-0 #79 - Western Pacific
Description:  Beautiful looking 1908 Alco-Brooks built ten wheeler stopped at the Fruitvale station in Oakland, CA. Note the two boxcars to the side. The cost when delivered was $14,397. A highly detailed note on the back of the photo states "Western Pacific The Scenic Limeted, 10 wheel locomotive - 4-6-0 - No. 79, 1-D&RGW-Baggage, 1-W.P.-Baggage, 1-D&RGW-Coach, 2-Sleepers, 1-Diner, 1-Obs. Sleeper, At Oakland (Fruitvale Station) Calif" Specifics - TP-29 class, 67" drivers, 200 psi boiler pressure, 21x26" cylinders, engine weight of 181,000 lb, modest tractive effort of 29,093. The date is approximate. Unknown photographer
Photo Date:  6/1/1930  Upload Date: 8/29/2015 10:54:11 AM
Location:  Oakland, CA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Station,Steam,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  WP 79(4-6-0)
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