Southern Pacific 4451

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Southern Pacific 4451 "Puff"
Southern Pacific #4451 with the Peninsula Commute in Santa Clara in April of 1979.
Type and origin Power type Diesel-electric Builder General Motors Electro-Motive Division Serial number 19442 Build date April 1954 Rebuild date February 14th, 1974
Specifications Configuration: ​  • AAR C-C Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Wheel diameter 40 in (1.016 m) Prime mover EMD 567B Engine type V16 diesel Boiler Vapor-Clarkson Steam Boiler OK4625 Cylinders 16
Performance figures Power output 1,750 hp (1,300 kW)
Career Operators Southern Pacific Transportation Company, Western Pacific Railroad Museum Numbers 5353 (1954-1961), 5339 (1961-1965), 3800 (1965-1974), 4451 (1974-present) Retired August 30th, 1995 Disposition Stored in derelict condition at Schellville, California

Southern Pacific 4451 nicknamed Puff is an EMD SD9 that was originally built in April of 1954 by the Electro-Motive Division for the Southern Pacific Railroad and is also notable for being the only surviving EMD SD9 to ever retain its Vapor-Clarkson steam generator.

History:

Southern Pacific 4451 was constructed in April of 1954 by the Electro-Motive Division and it was delivered to Southern Pacific Railroad that same year in 1954. When it was first delivered, it entered service on the Southern Pacific as #5353 and was originally painted in the Southern Pacific's "Black Widow" paint scheme and was originally built with large Mars Signal lights on both ends and was fitted with a Vapor-Clarkson steam generator. Later on, in 1961, it would be renumbered to #5339 and was repainted into the Southern Pacific's "Bloody Nose" paint scheme and retained its large Mars Signal lights on both ends.

Later on, in 1965, Southern Pacific SD9 #5339 was renumbered to #3800 and still retained its large Mars Signal lights on both ends. On February 14th, 1974, Southern Pacific SD9 #3800 was later rebuilt at the Southern Pacific's Sacramento Shops and had its large Mars Signal lights at both ends removed as part of the SP's General Rehabilitation and Improvement Program (GRIP) and was given its final number of #4451 and retained its steam generators. 4451 had served on the Southern Pacific including on the SP's Peninsula Commute passenger trains along with its sister locomotive #4450 which was nicknamed "Huff".

#4451 retired from active service on August 30th, 1995 and was donated to Progress Rail on January 31st, 1996. 4451 was eventually donated to the Bruggere and Monson Railroad (BUGX) where it retained its number #4451 and its steam generator. The Bruggere and Monson Railroad had the intention of eventually transferring the SD9 to the Northwestern Pacific Railroad. As of today, 4451 currently remains in derelict condition at Schellville, California with its future remaining undetermined.

Gallery

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  SP SD9 #4450 and #4451 (aka "Huff and Puff") and GP9 #3187 in the proposed original CalTrain paint scheme at SP's Lenzen St engine facility at San Jose, California in April of 1985

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