Southern Pacific Class P-8, Locomotive Wiki

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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. 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 loc