Saturday, May 18, 2024

SP AM-2 4205 in Ashland, OR

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The notes with the collection say: Southern Pacific (SP) 4205 is working in Ashland, OR on Saturday, December 8, 1934.
Reportedly: SP 4-6-6-2 4205 was built in 1911 by Baldwin as a Mallet Mogul (MM), SP 4205, builder's number 36703, SP Class MM-2. This locomotive was upgraded in 1929 and converted to simple emerging as an Articulated Mogul (AM) SP 4205, SP Class AM-2. In 1938 it was renumered to 3905.
The disposition of this locomotive is, vacated and scrapped in 1947.
Photographer most likely Bill Darrough, from the Darrough Collection. Since negatives were extensively traded it's possible Bill was not the photographer.
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Negative 1.1.46.29.3, Scan 2018.8.21.1.3-ph

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