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(Redirected from Southern Pacific Mt-5) Class of American 4-8-2 locomotives
Southern Pacific Class Mt-5
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderSouthern Pacific's Sacramento Shops
Build date1929-1930
Total produced10
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-8-2
Driver dia.73 in (1,854.2 mm)
Wheelbase:​
 • Engine43 ft
Axle load61,800 lb (28,000 kg)
Fuel typeoil
Boiler pressure210 psi (1.45 MPa)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Valve typePiston
Performance figures
Maximum speed60 Mph
Tractive effort57,511 lbf (255.82 kN)
Career
OperatorsSouthern Pacific Company
ClassMT-5
Numbers4367-4376
LocaleCalifornia
Retired1953-1958
Preserved0
DispositionAll scrapped

The Southern Pacific Class Mt-5 is a class of 4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives built between 1929 and 1930 by the Southern Pacific's own Sacramento shops. There were 10 locomotives built in the class. They were retired between 1953 and 1958. None survived into preservation.

References

  • Drury, George H. (1993), Guide to North American Steam Locomotives, Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Company, p. 365, ISBN 0-89024-206-2, LCCN 93041472


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