Tuesday, November 14, 2023

the California State Railroad Museum has launched an effort to restore Santa Fe steam locomotive No. 1010, a 2-6-2 built by Baldwin in 1901, for use on the museum’s Sacramento Southern excursion railroad. Thanks George!


No. 1010, which was donated to the museum by Santa Fe in between 1984 and 86, is most notable for its role in the “Death Valley Scotty” excursion, in which prospector and performer Walter E. Scott contracted with the Santa Fe in 1905 to break the speed record for a cross-country train trip.

No. 1010 was one of the 19 locomotives used in the 44-hour, 54-minute trip from Los Angeles to Chicago — which broke the old record by about eight hours. The locomotive powered the three-car train between Needles, Calif., and Seligman, Ariz.

In 1954, Santa Fe refurbished the 1010 for specifically for an episode of the tv show, Death Valley Days

in 1964 it was in the movie The Carpetbaggers


https://www.californiarailroad.museum/assets/downloads/OnTrackFallWinter2023.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/SantaFeRailway/photos/a.142682602607062/646830618858922/?type=3

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