Southern Pacific 10
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| Southern Pacific #10 | |
|---|---|
| File:NWP Redwood at Willits, January 31, 1971.jpg Southern Pacific #10 | |
| File:OP&E 100.jpg OP&E #100 | |
| In service | 1954–1971 |
| Manufacturer | Budd Company |
| Constructed | 1949–1962 |
| Entered service | March 1954 |
| Fleet numbers | SP: 10 OP&E: 100 |
| Capacity | 90 passengers 86 passengers |
| Operator(s) | Southern Pacific Transportation Company (Operated) Northwestern Pacific Railroad (Leased) Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway (Operated) |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Stainless steel |
| Car length | 85 ft (25.91 m) |
| Width | 10 ft 0 3⁄8 in (3.06 m) |
| Height | 14 ft 7 in (4.45 m) |
| Wheelbase | 68 ft (20.73 m) |
| Maximum speed | 85 mph (137 km/h) |
| Weight | 109,200–118,300 lb (49,500–53,700 kg) |
| Prime mover(s) | 2 × GM 110 diesels |
| Power output | 550 hp (410 kW) |
| Transmission | Hydraulic torque converter |
| Electric system(s) | N/A |
| UIC classification | (1A)(A1) |
| AAR wheel arrangement | 1A-A1 |
| Braking system(s) | New York Air Brake air brakes[1] |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Southern Pacific 10 is a Budd Rail Diesel Car that was built by the Budd Company for the Southern Pacific Transportation Company in 1954 and was the sole example of a Budd Rail Diesel Car ever ordered by the Southern Pacific.[2]
History
Southern Pacific 10 was constructed in 1954 and was delivered to the Southern Pacific Transportation Company in March 1954 for the Sacramento-Oakland Pier trains Nos. 226-241 and was advertised as a "Pocket Streamliner" in response to a denial by the California Public Utilities Commission and later the United States Supreme Court to discontinue these trains.[2][3]
- 10 entered service on Trains 229 - 246 the Governor, the Sacramento-Oakland Pier run, later this was changed to Trains 226 - 241.[2] As 241 the Sierra, #10 towed a heavyweight mail storage car to Davis to be set out for the Portland train #20 the Klamath. On the expiration of these runs on March 30th, 1959.[2] The RDC was leased to the Northwestern Pacific Railroad for the Redwood service, trains #3 and #4.[2]
Prior to leasing the unit, the Southern Pacific had rebuilt one end of the railcar to take on mail and express parcels reducing the seating to 68 from the original 90. The rebuilding involved adding a partition, removing the seats and putting bars over the windows.[2]
It was rebuilt with only one control compartment, the mail/express area being extended into the vestibule and former control cab. #10 then became a single-ended unit and had to be turned on a turntable after every run.[2]
At some point in time, perhaps during the rebuilding after the grade crossing accident, the entire driving cab end was painted red, certainly by May 1970, as the image above shows.[2] After Amtrak took over the passenger services on the Southern Pacific in 1971, #10 was sold to a short line called the Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway and renumbered as #100. It served there until 1978, when it was sold to the Moody Foundation of Galveston, Texas.[2]
Accidents and incidents
- On October 7th, 1960, #10 was involved in a grade crossing accident with a lumber truck at Fort Seward damaging the mail/express end; Norwood Hutchins who regularly worked out of Willits and Fort Seward, was the engineer at the time.[2][4]
References
- ↑ Budd 1953, p. 87
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 Stindt, Fred A. (1985). "Chapter 5". The Northwestern Pacific Railroad Vol 2: Passenger & Freight Ops, Petaluma & Santa Rosa RR, MOW Equipment In Color. Morning Sun Books. ISBN 978-0961546502. Search this book on
- ↑ "SPH&TS Trainline #48" (PDF). pp. 5, 9, 12, 20, 23, 35, 82, 94.
- ↑ Solomon (2005), p. 142
See also
- Budd Rail Diesel Car
Further reading
- Keilty, Edmund (1982). Doodlebug Country - The Rail Motorcar on the Class 1 Railroads of the United States · Issue 77. Interurban Press. pp. 162, 163. ISBN 9780916374501. Search this book on
- Franz, Justin (August 23, 2023). "SP History Center Switches Gears to Focus on Documentation, Oral Histories". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- Signor, John R. (2008). SP Trainline - Issues 94-101. Southern Pacific Historical & Technical Society. Search this book on
- Solomon, Brian (2005). Southern Pacific Passenger Trains (1st ed.). Voyageur Press. ISBN 9781610605076. Search this book on
- Budd Company (March 1, 1953). Budd Rail Diesel Car: General Manual (PDF). Search this book on
- Strapac, Joseph (1993). Southern Pacific Historic Diesels, Volume 2, Diesel-Hydraulic Locomotives (1st ed.). Shade Tree Books. p. 13. ISBN 9780930742157. Search this book on
- Stindt, Fred A. (1985). "Chapter 5". The Northwestern Pacific Railroad Vol 2: Passenger & Freight Ops, Petaluma & Santa Rosa RR, MOW Equipment In Color. Morning Sun Books. ISBN 978-0961546502. Search this book on
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