2-8-0 Consolidation number 28 was built in January 1922 for the Sierra Railway Company of California by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in response to the increase of freight traffic on the Sierra with the construction of the Don Pedro and O'Shaughnessy Dams requiring carloads of rock and cement.[1] After the dam projects were finished, the 28 was assigned to freight traffic on the Sierra's lower division between Oakdale and Jamestown, California.[2]
In the mid 1930s, No. 28 also hauled mixed trains between Oakdale and Tuolumne until September 1, 1938, when all scheduled rail passenger service on the Sierra Railway was discontinued.[1]
By the 1940s, the 28 was one of only six remaining locomotives on the Sierra's roster and continued to handle freight and railfan excursions until 1955 when the Sierra purchased two diesel-electric locomotives to replace the steam engines in freight service. However, the Sierra retained the 28, along with 4-6-0 number 3, 2-8-0 number 18, 2-8-2 number 34 and 2-8-2 number 36 for occasional railfan trips and movie work. All railfan excursions ended on October 19, 1963, after Sierra No. 28 derailed in the Jamestown yard during an excursion outing.[1]
In May 1971, the Sierra Railroad opened its historic railroad facilities at Jamestown to the public as a tourist attraction called Rail Town 1897. Sierra No. 28 became the workhorse of this new tourist operation. In 1979, Crocker & Associates, which owned the Sierra Railroad and Rail Town 1897, decided to sell the Jamestown complex and all of its historic rail equipment, including engine No. 28, to the State of California, which reorganized Rail Town 1897 as Railtown 1897 State Historic Park.[1]
After the State of California took over Railtown's operations, 28 continued to serve as its primary excursion locomotive, operating seasonally from April through October. In early 2009, Sierra No. 28 was taken out of service after its crown sheet and other areas of the firebox were found to be too thin for continued operation. Sierra No. 28 remained stored in the Jamestown roundhouse awaiting restoration funds until August, 2013, when it was torn down for repairs to its firebox.[1]
After being out of service for more than ten years, the 28 returned to operation on June 1, 2019.[3]
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sierra, railway, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2015. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sierra Railway 28 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message Sierra Railway 28 is a 2 8 0 steam locomotive owned and operated by the Sierra Railway in California Sierra Railway 28Sierra Railway 2 8 0 No 28 at Railtown in 2009Type and originPower typeSteamBuilderBaldwin Locomotive WorksSerial number55246Model10 32 EBuild dateJanuary 1922Rebuild date1958 1st rebuild 2013 2019 2nd rebuild SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte2 8 0 UIC1 D n2GDriver dia 48 in 1 219 mm Wheelbase50 17 ft 15 m Adhesive weight127 600 lb 57 9 tonnes Loco weight142 000 lb 64 4 tonnes Fuel typeOilFuel capacity2 000 US gallons 7 600 litres 1 700 imperial gallons Water cap 4 000 US gal 15 000 L 3 300 imp gal Boiler pressure180 psi 1 24 MPa CylindersTwo outsideCylinder size19 in 26 in 483 mm 660 mm Valve gearWalschaertsValve typePiston valvesPerformance figuresTractive effort30 750 lbf 136 8 kN Factor of adh 4 26CareerOperatorsSierra RailroadLocaleCentral CaliforniaFirst runMarch 7 1922Retired1955 revenue service 2009 1st excursion service Restored1958 1st restoration June 1 2019 2nd restoration Current ownerRailtown 1897 State Historic ParkDispositionOperationalHistory edit2 8 0 Consolidation number 28 was built in January 1922 for the Sierra Railway Company of California by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia Pennsylvania It was built in response to the increase of freight traffic on the Sierra with the construction of the Don Pedro and O Shaughnessy Dams requiring carloads of rock and cement 1 After the dam projects were finished the 28 was assigned to freight traffic on the Sierra s lower division between Oakdale and Jamestown California 2 In the mid 1930s No 28 also hauled mixed trains between Oakdale and Tuolumne until September 1 1938 when all scheduled rail passenger service on the Sierra Railway was discontinued 1 By the 1940s the 28 was one of only six remaining locomotives on the Sierra s roster and continued to handle freight and railfan excursions until 1955 when the Sierra purchased two diesel electric locomotives to replace the steam engines in freight service However the Sierra retained the 28 along with 4 6 0 number 3 2 8 0 number 18 2 8 2 number 34 and 2 8 2 number 36 for occasional railfan trips and movie work All railfan excursions ended on October 19 1963 after Sierra No 28 derailed in the Jamestown yard during an excursion outing 1 During this time Sierra No 28 made several appearances in movies and television shows including Overland Trail Nichols Little House on the Prairie Bound for Glory and The World s Greatest Lover 1 In May 1971 the Sierra Railroad opened its historic railroad facilities at Jamestown to the public as a tourist attraction called Rail Town 1897 Sierra No 28 became the workhorse of this new tourist operation In 1979 Crocker amp Associates which owned the Sierra Railroad and Rail Town 1897 decided to sell the Jamestown complex and all of its historic rail equipment including engine No 28 to the State of California which reorganized Rail Town 1897 as Railtown 1897 State Historic Park 1 After the State of California took over Railtown s operations 28 continued to serve as its primary excursion locomotive operating seasonally from April through October In early 2009 Sierra No 28 was taken out of service after its crown sheet and other areas of the firebox were found to be too thin for continued operation Sierra No 28 remained stored in the Jamestown roundhouse awaiting restoration funds until August 2013 when it was torn down for repairs to its firebox 1 After being out of service for more than ten years the 28 returned to operation on June 1 2019 3 See also editSierra No 3 a 4 6 0 also owned by Railtown 1897 Polson Logging Co 2 Columbia River Belt Line 7References edit a b c d e f Sierra No 28 Repair Project A History of the No 28 Railtown 1897 State Historic Park railtown1897 wordpress com 30 October 2013 Retrieved 2014 01 26 Legacy The History of Sierra Railway 28 YouTube youtube com Retrieved 2014 01 26 Sierra Railway 28 100 Years Strong Steam Giants 19 February 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sierra Railway 28 amp oldid 1212245203, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
