Eureka Locomotive

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Eureka[1]
Eureka
Eureka in October 1997
Power type Steam
Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works
Build date 1875
Configuration 4-4-0
Gauge 3 ft (914 mm)
Driver size 42 inches (1,066.8 mm)
Locomotive weight 22 tons
Fuel type wood
Boiler pressure 120 psi
Cylinder size 12 inches (304.8 mm) bore × 16 inches (406.4 mm) stroke
Career Eureka and Palisade Railroad, Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company, Warner Brothers Entertainment
Retired 1896 (E&P); 1938 (SNW&L); 1976 (WB)
Restored 1991
Current owner Daniel Markoff
Disposition restored to operating condition

The Eureka Locomotive is privately owned and it is the only operating Baldwin Class 8/18C 4-4-0 locomotive.[2] It is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.[3] and is located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

[edit] History

The locomotive was built for the Eureka and Palisade Railroad in 1875.

The locomotive was listed as a structure on the National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 1995[4] and was the first transportation listing in Las Vegas.[5]

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