Spokane, Portland & Seattle No. 539

The Spokane, Portland & Seattle No. 539 is a class W-3 2-8-2 'Mikado' steam locomotive. It was built in 1917 by Alco for the Northern Pacific Railway Co. as #1762 in Dunkirk, NY at a cost of $36,631. Its total weight when loaded was 266 tons, including 41 tons of water to generate steam.
From 1917 it was use for freight service on the Northern Pacific Railway but later in 1944 (August, September or October.) it was sold to the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Co. which was incorporated in 1905 as a joint venture by the Great Northern Railway and the Northern Pacific Railway to build a railroad along the north bank of the Columbia River. and renumbered as #539. 
On October 4, 1957, it was retired and donated to the City of Vancouver, WA after operation without a major accident or derailment and was used on static display in Esther Short Park until 1997.
In 1997 it was donated to the Battle Ground chamber of commerce and it was moved to Battle Ground (WA) for a potential restoration that was never completed when the park was renovated.
In 2007 it was acquired by the Grand Canyon Railway and moved to Arizona for restoration. The engine was repainted to preserve it. 
In July 2019 No. 539 was acquired by the Port of Kalama (WA) to place at their Interpretive Center that opened in 2014.
The Northern Pacific Railway led to the creation of the town of Kalama, which was the western terminus of the company's rail line in the late 19th century. The first spike was driven there in the early 1870s, and within just a few months the working population exploded to approximately 3,500, and soon the town had a motto: "Rail Meets Sail."
==Gallery==
Grand Canyon Steam Locomotive Williams 1 (15538801481).jpg
9E1BA859-5314-4C3B-A25F-DB46DB31B95C.jpeg|539 with a Grand Canyon Railway passenger car in an almost perfectly accurate Polar Express paint job. Displayed at Williams, Arizona
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