Southern Pacific Class P-8

The Southern Pacific Class P-8 is a class of 15 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1921 for the Southern Pacific Railroad.
==History==
In the 1920s, the Southern Pacific Railroad needed more motive power for passanger usage on the Overland Route from Ogden, Utah, to Oakland, California. The Baldwin Locomotive Works was tasked on building and refining a new locomotive from scratch and from the drawing board, for the Southern Pacific. Enter the Class P-8, these locomotives were designed to be used on the Southern Pacific Railroad for the Overland Route from Ogden, Utah, to Oakland, California. About 15 of these engines were built and were numbered 2461 - 2475. 
The P-8s thrived until the larger, more powerful Mt-class 4-8-2s were delivered in the late 1920s. Most of the P-8s were then transferred further west for service between Oakland and Sacramento, along with the demanding Peninsula commute service between San Francisco and San Jose.
The locomotives were retired between 1953 - 1958, Two were preserved, while the rest were sold for scrap.
===No. 2467===
No. 2467 was restored to operating condition in the early 1980s, by a group called the "Friends of the 2467", was formed with the goal of restoring No. 2467 to operational status, it ran in operational condition until August 2005 when No. 2467 was subsequently towed back to the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, CA, where a long-term loan was signed to keep the locomotive in storage at the CSRM's property. As of 2022, No. 2467 is still stored serviceable while being displayed inside the CSRM's main hall with the chances of it running in operational condition being unlikely.
===No. 2472===
No. 2472 was donated to San Mateo County, where they had put the locomotive on static display at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds, it remained there in that spot until 1976 when a group of volunteers decided to restore the locomotive to operating condition. Restoration work was completed on April 30, 1991, as of today, No. 2472 is undergoing a 1,472 day inspection and overhaul.
==Stock List==
Image 	Loco No.	Build date 	Rebuild date(s)	Manufacturer 	Status
 	2461 	1921 	- 	Baldwin Locomotive Works	
Frameless	2462 	1921 	- 	Baldwin Locomotive Works	
Frameless	2463 	1921 	- 	Baldwin Locomotive Works	
Frameless	2464 	1921 	- 	Baldwin Locomotive Works	
Frameless	2465 	1921 	- 	Baldwin Locomotive Works	
 	2466 	1921 	- 	Baldwin Locomotive Works	
 	2467 	January 1921	1990–1999 	Baldwin Locomotive Works	Serviceable, on indoor static display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, CA
Frameless	2468 	1921 	- 	Baldwin Locomotive Works	Scrapped
Frameless	2469 	1921 	- 	Baldwin Locomotive Works	
Frameless	2470 	1921 	- 	Baldwin Locomotive Works	
Frameless	2471 	1921 	- 	Baldwin Locomotive Works	Scrapped
 	2472 	March 1921 	1976–1991 	Baldwin Locomotive Works	Undergoing 1,472-day inspection and overhaul
Frameless	2473 	1921 	- 	Baldwin Locomotive Works	
Frameless	2474 	1921 	- 	Baldwin Locomotive Works	
Frameless	2475 	1921 	- 	Baldwin Locomotive Works	
== Gallery ==
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