2472 in Niles Canyon commemorates the return of Southern Pacific steam to Niles Canyon!<br><br>On Memorial Day Weekend, 2008, the Pacific Locomotive Association and the Golden Gate Railroad Museum joined forces to run former Southern Pacific P-8 class 4-6-2 2472 on the Niles Canyon Railway.<br><br>We rarely pass up the opportunity to document a special railroad event, and they don't get much more special than this! Southern Pacific P-8 class 4-6-2 2472 is the first locomotive of that type to run on this stretch of railroad in 50 years.<br><br>This was Southern Pacific 2472's first major outing after a four-year boiler overhaul. Joining 2472 was GP9 5623, in Southern Pacific "Black Widow" colors with complete SP light packages on both ends!<br><br>The main event took place on Saturday May 24th, a day-long excursion with staged photo run-bys in several picturesque locations. In order to cover the event as completely as possible we brought three cameras. One was on the train and caug |
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