Southern Pacific Locomotive #2521

Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works

Eddystone (Philadelphia) PA

August 1907

Builders No. 31436

Placed in service by SPRR 1908

Wheel type:          2-8-0

                            "Consolidation" 

Southern Pacific Class C-9

Weight, loco:             277,000 pounds

Weight empty:           217,000 pounds

Weight on Drivers:     193,700 pounds

Total with full tender 352,850 pounds

Length, Locomotive:   59 feet

Boiler Pressure:           210 psi

Cylinder size:              22 x 30

Tractive effort:           45,470 lbs.

            (equals roughly 1650 hp.)

Driver Diameter:         57 inches

Gauge:       Standard-  4'  8 1/2"

Minimum weight rail      81 pound

Southern Pacific #2521 being placed by crane into its present location. 

Tender :       Class 120-C-2

Manufacturer:

   Commonwealth Steel, St. Louis

                     Builders No. 8641

(present one attached to #2521 in 1954)

      Capacity        Fuel oil 3535 gallons

                            Water 12,000 gallons

                    weight empty: 93,300 lbs.

                         weight loaded: 224,900 lbs.

SP # 2521 traveled an estimated 2.5 million miles during its operating time.

In service until 1957 when donated to City of Yuma

Spent most of it working life in northern California and Oregon, then in Yuma for its last few working years.

SP#2521 in Eugene, OR during 1952.

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About the Images

Pictures were taken by and are used with permission of the Yuma Model Railroaders Members. Please ask for further information regarding the use of these images outside our organization.

Aug 2011, YMRR members Cameron, Jeff S, John D, Alan B and Lee are giving SP #2521 a good rinsing. Seems the spiders like  2521 as much as we do! 

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This is the SP #2521 headlight coming to life for the first time we know of since 1957:

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Lee S, Jeff T and John D have been doing some work on the SP 2521 getting it ready for the grand opening dedication of the Pivot Point Park and Hilton Hotel and Convention Center. June 2011.

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Choo-choo fixer

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Southern  Pacific RR Steam Locomotive #2521 while still at the Yuma Crossing Park before being moved to its new location.

 

This picture was taken in 2007 just prior to the move. (L Stoermer)

See our other page

: Story of the 'Pivot Point"