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American 2-10-2 steam locomotive
Southern Pacific 982
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number52053
Build dateJuly 1919
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-10-2
 • UIC1′E1′
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.64 in (1.626 m)
Length94 ft 10 in (28.91 m)
Width10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)
Axle load59,600 lb (27,000 kg; 27.0 t)
Adhesive weight282,000 lb (128,000 kg; 128 t)
Loco weight352,000 lb (160,000 kg; 160 t)
Total weight525,500 lb (238,400 kg; 238.4 t)
Fuel capacity3,100 US gal (12,000 L; 2,600 imp gal)
Water cap.10,000 US gal (38,000 L; 8,300 imp gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area63 sq ft (5.9 m)
Boiler pressure200 lbf/in (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface4,462 sq ft (414.5 m)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area950 sq ft (88 m)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size27.5 in × 32 in (698 mm × 813 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort63,300 lbf (281.6 kN)
Career
OperatorsTexas and New Orleans Railroad
ClassF-1
NumbersSP 3651
SP 982
Retired1957
Preserved1957
DispositionUndergoing restoration to operating condition

Southern Pacific No. 982 is a 2-10-2 "Santa Fe"-type steam locomotive built by Baldwin in 1919 for the Southern Pacific Co. as #3651. The locomotive spent most of its life hauling heavy freight trains on the Southern Pacific Railroad until November 1922, when it was transferred to the Texas & New Orleans Railroad and renumbered as No. 982. In May 1957, it was donated to the City of Houston, Texas, where it used to be on static display at the Hermann Park Conservancy. Later on, the City of Houston would transform the area near the lake into the Hermann Park Cultural Plaza, with a café, a covered plaza, and public art pieces. It was then moved to the site of Houston's former Union Station, now the Minute Maid Park, where it remains today. Recently it was displayed without its tender, which had been moved to the Heber Valley Railroad in Utah. In 2017, the Texas Railway Preservation Association and the Houston based vacation venture startup, Gold Standard Travel Lines began a collaborative effort to use the engine in tourism efforts in the midwest and south United States. Selling affordable vacation packages versus in cooperation with events and local businesses. In 2019, the TRPA was awarded No. 982 with support of the Houston Astros and the City of Houston. In 2022, the TRPA acquired the former Great Northern 2100's tender, which was a larger more long distance Vanderbilt tender that was not only historic but accurate to the class of locomotive by Baldwin for SP long distance. The group is currently preparing to relocate to permanent more public enticing home, and has found interest from local railroads in Texas.

References

  1. "Southern Pacific 982 Steam Engine gifted to the Nau Center for Texas Cultural Heritage". Chron. June 6, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  2. "Preservation | Texas Railway Preservation Association". www.trpahouston.org.
  3. Franz, Justin (August 29, 2022). "Texas Museum Hopes to Restore Southern Pacific 2-10-2". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
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