SP&S Class E-1

Spokane, Portland and Seattle class E-1

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number	62171–62173
Build date	1938

Specifications
Configuration	4-8-4
UIC class	2′D2′ h2
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	77 in (1,956 mm)
Axle load	77,200 lb (35.0 tonnes)
Adhesive weight	290,200 lb (131.6 tonnes)
Loco weight	485,500 lb (220.2 tonnes)
Total weight	865,500 lb (392.6 tonnes)
Fuel type	Oil
Boiler pressure	250 psi (1.7 MPa)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	28 in × 32 in (710 mm × 810 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts

Performance figures
Maximum speed	110 mph / 170 km per hour
Tractive effort	69,800 lbf (310.49 kN)

Career
Operators	Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
Class	E-1
Number in class	3
Numbers	700–702
Disposition	700 preserved, 701 and 702 scrapped

Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway’s E-1 class was a class of the only three 4-8-4 locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1938

Preservation

There is only one survivor, #700, which was restored by, and is maintained by, the Pacific Railroad Preservation Association. There are only two unsurvivors, #701 and #702. Since mid-2012, since #700 Back-Strikes, ^[1] it resides at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center, in Portland, where the public can view it during the center's opening days.^[2] It is taken on special trips once or twice a year.

References

↑ Redden, Jim (July 11, 2012 (print edition July 12, 2012)). "Rail history center: full steam ahead". Portland Tribune. p. A10. Retrieved September 29, 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
↑ "Oregon Rail Heritage Center opens its doors". Official blog of Portland city commissioner Nick Fish. September 24, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2012.

Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Locomotives

Steam Locomotives

0-8-0:	Class A1 Class A2 Class A3

4-4-0:	Class L-1 Class L-2 Class L-3 Class L-4 Class L-5

4-6-0:	Class D-1 Class D-2 Class D-3 Class D-4 Class D-5 Class D-6 Class D-7

2-6-0:	Class M-1 Class M-2

2-8-0:	Class N-1 Class N-2 Class N-3 Class N-4 Class N-5 Class N-6 Class N-7

2-6-2:	Class F-1

2-8-2:	Class O-1 Class O-2 Class O-3 Class O-4

4-4-2:	Class C-1

4-6-2:	Class H-1

4-8-4:	Class E-1 (700)

4-6-6-4:	Class Z-6 Class Z-8

Diesel Locomotives

Alco:	Alco S-1 Alco S-2 Alco RS-1 Alco RS-2 Alco RS-3 Alco C-415 Alco C-424 Alco C-425 Alco C-636 Alco FA-1 Alco FB-1 Alco FA-2 Alco FB-2

EMD:	EMD NW-2 EMD SW-9 EMD GP-9 EMD E-7A EMD F-3A EMD F-7A

Baldwin:	BLW VO-1000

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