Southern Pacific 1233

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Southern Pacific 1233
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Serial number 49160 Build date July, 1918 Rebuild date February 18, 1919 June 1982-April 1989
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-6-0 Driver dia. 51 in (1.295 m) Boiler pressure 190 psi Cylinder size 19 in × 26 in (480 mm × 660 mm)
Career Operators Southern Pacific Woodland, California Class S-10 Numbers SP 1233 YSLR 1233 Retired March 1956 1999 Restored February 18, 1919 April 1989 Disposition Static display

Southern Pacific 1233 is an S-10 class 0-6-0 switcher steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in July, 1918. After several boiler modifications at the Tracy shops, the locomotive returned to service on February 18, 1919. On March 1956, the locomotive was retired from service. On March 30, 1957, No. 1233 was moved east across the street into the Yolo County fairgrounds. On June 1982, the restoration of the locomotive began, and in spring 1989, the locomotive returned to service on the Yolo Shortline. In January 1995, the Yolo Shortline trucked the 1233 from the fairgrounds approximately 1 mile to its yard on East Main Street. This SP 0-6-0 made many test runs out of Woodland on April 1996. On October of 1997, to photograph one of the Clarksburg specials. The 1233 is being prepared for the day’s run in Woodland. On June 1999, in the locomotive. The 1233 will be reassembled and shipped back to its site by the depot for static display. The boiler work was completed in 2003, and it was waiting for the driving box work to be completed upon the signing of a new lease, which did not happen. As of 2024, the locomotive is on static display in Woodland, California.

See also

• List of preserved Southern Pacific Railroad rolling stock
• Southern Pacific 1215
• Southern Pacific 1237
• Southern Pacific 1293

References

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