Surviving engines built by the Central Pacific
"State officials want to hear from the public on which Virginia & Truckee Railroad locomotive should be displayed in Virginia City. ... the "Dayton" was built at the Central Pacific Engine Works in Sacramento and first operated on the legendary V&T line in 1873, traveling regularly to Virginia City. ... it’s one of only two surviving engines built by the Central Pacific."
posted from CPRR Discussion Group at 5:15 AM
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Actually, there are 4 surviving Central Pacific locomotives. The California State Railway Museum owns the other 3: CP No.1, "Governor Stanford", a 4-4-0, CP No.3, "C.P.Huntington", a 4-2-4t, and CP No.233, a 2-6-2t
The article is referring to V&T locomotives built by the CPRR.
Also see: Nevada Appeal article by Rich Moreno – California State Railroad Museum offers lots of historic Nevada rolling stock:
V&T locomotive No. 12, "Genoa," 1873.
V&T combination car No. 16.
North Pacific Coast Railroad locomotive No. 12, the "Sonoma," 1876.
Monterey and Salinas Valley Railroad combination car.
Nevada Central Railroad passenger car "the Silver State."
V&T locomotive No. 13, "Empire," 1873.
V&T locomotive No. 21, the J. W. Bowker, 1875.
Nevada Central Railway Coach No. 3 (Silver State), 1881.
Georgia Northern Railroad Private Car No. 100, "The Gold Coast," previously owned by writers Lucius Beebe and Charles Clegg.
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