SPOKANE PORTLAND & SEATTLE #700

• BUILD DATE: 1938
• MANUFACTURER: BALDWIN
• BUILDERS NUMBER: 62171
• CONFIGURATION: 4-8-4
• LOCOMOTIVE WEIGHT: 485,820 LBS.
• DRIVER SIZE: 77"
• VALVE GEAR: WALSCHAERTS
• TRACTIVE EFFORT: 69,800 LBF
• BOILER PRESSURE: 260 PSI
• FUEL: OIL
• DELIVERED NEW TO: SPOKANE PORTLAND & SEATTLE RAILWAY
• ROAD NUMBERS CARRIED: SP&S #700
• ​CURRENT OWNER: CITY OF PORTLAND, OREGON

Spokane Portland & Seattle Steam Locomotive #700 at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Portland, Oregon.

​#700 was one of three 4-8-4 steam locomotives delivered new to the Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway in 1938. 
#700 was retired from revenue service in 1956. 
#700 was donated to the City of Portland, Oregon and placed on display. All other SP&S Steam Locomotives were scrapped. 
#700 is in the top 5 largest and most powerful operational steam locomotives in the United States. 

#700 is owned by the City of Portland, Oregon. 
#700 is maintained & operated by the Pacific Railroad Preservation Association. For more information ---> www.sps700.org/
#700 is on public display at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Portland Oregon. For more information ---> https://orhf.org/

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