Western Pacific 94

Western Pacific 94 is a 4-6-0 Ten Wheeler type steam locomotive built in 1909 by the American Locomotive Company for the Western Pacific Railroad. It is preserved on display at the Western Railway Museum in Suisun City, California. This locomotive was the first steam locomotive to travel on the Feather River Route.

Western Pacific 94
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderAmerican Locomotive Company (Brooks Works)
Serial number46438
Build dateSeptember 1909
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-0
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.68 in (1,727 mm)
Adhesive weight135,000 lb (61.2 tonnes)
Loco weight181,000 lb (82.1 tonnes)
Tender weight132,000 lb (59,874.2 kilograms) (empty)
Total weight313,000 lb (142.0 tonnes)
Water cap.7,000 US gal (26,000 L; 5,800 imp gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		33.60 sq ft (3.122 m2)
Boiler pressure200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox		228 sq ft (21 m2)
CylindersTwo
Performance figures
Tractive effort29,093 lbf (129.41 kN)
Factor of adh.4.64
Career
OperatorsWestern Pacific Railway
ClassTP-29
Number in class24
Retired1960 (revenue service)
1986 (excursion service)
Restored1979
DispositionOn Display at the Western Railway Museum.

History

This locomotive has attended the Western Pacific's Golden Spike ceremony at Keddie, California, on November 1, 1909. For the 50th anniversary of the Western Pacific, it was painted with gold stripes and pulled a special train into Oakland, California. After steam ended on the Western Pacific, 94 was held for special events by the railroad, on August 22, 1960, the engine was on the point of the California Zephyr, and also starred in the Disney movie "Pollyanna," which was released the same year. After 55 years on the Western Pacific, 94 was donated to the Maritime Museum in San Francisco in 1964, in 1966 the engine was placed in storage at Key System's Maintenance Building.[1]

In 1979, the Western Railway Museum acquired 94, and the engine was moved from Oakland to Rio Vista Junction in April of that year. By the end of 1979, the locomotive was under steam at the museum. It was used in excursion service for the Museum until 1986.[2]

As of 2023, No. 94 is on static display inside the Western Railway Museum. Due to the locomotive’s poor mechanical condition, it will likely never run under steam again.

References
  1. Western Pacific 94 Under Steam At The California Railway Museum, retrieved 2021-09-25
  2. Museum, Western Railway. "Western Pacific 94 - Western Railway Museum". www.wrm.org. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
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