Southern Pacific 5021: Difference between revisions

It was designed to haul mixed freight and passenger trains over the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] range between [[northern California]] and [[Nevada]]. Later in its career, 5021 was shifted to service in [[Oregon]], until its retirement in 1955. SP donated 5021 to the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society on March 8, 1956. It was restored to operating condition in 1961 and ran till 1963. In the early 1970’s, a Possible excursion career for the 5021 was being arranged by the A.T.S.F but the plans were scrapped. 5021 sat in San Bernardino till 1976 when it was moved back to the museum when Southern Pacific 4449 was on display with the American Freedom Train in the [[Los Angeles County Fairgrounds]]

 

 

The engine itself made a [[cameo appearance]] in the 1994 [[Kidsongs]] Video: Boppin' with the biggles, and also played the ghost train in [[Sometimes They Come Back (film)]].