Union Pacific Railroad No. 264 is a black 2-8-0 tender steam locomotive, built in 1907.
History[]
UPRR No. 264 was built in January[1] of 1907[2] by the Baldwin Locomotive Works[1][2] as builder's number 30026[1] for the Union Pacific Railroad (at the time part of Associated Railroads[2]) as part of their C2 class[3] 2-8-0 tender engines, often refereed to as "Harriman Common Standard Consolidation",[2] named after head of management E. H. Harriman.[2]
At some point No. 264 was converted to oil-burning,[4] and continued to operate on the Union Pacific until early 1950,[2] when it became the last steam locomotive to be withdrawn from the Union Pacific Railroad's system,[4] after which it was stored at La Salle in Colorado[2][4] and renumbered later to No. 6264[4] in 1954.[5]
In March,[5] 1959, No. 264 was donated to the Sons of the Utah Pioneers[2][4] in Corinne,[5] after this it was relocated to Heber City[1][2] (still in Utah) in April[5] of 1981,[2] before being acquired by the Wasatch Mountain Railroad[1] who sold No. 264 to the State Railroad Museum of Nevada (Nevada Southern Railway) in 1993,[2][4] where No. 264 is currently on static display as part of the collection, it will not be returned to operation due to cost and up-keep reasons.[6]
Trivia[]
- No. 264's whistle was donated to sibling 2-8-0 No. 618, while in Heber City, Utah.[1]
- No.264 was the last steam locomotive withdrawn from active service on the Union Pacific Railroad.[4]