Southern Pacific class MC-1

Infobox Locomotive
name=Southern Pacific class MC-1
powertype=Steam
railroad=Southern Pacific Railroad
gauge=4 ft 8½ in (1435 mm)
railroadclass=MC-1
driversize=57 in diameter
hpcylindersize=26 in dia × 30 in stroke
lpcylindersize=40 in dia × 30 in stroke
weight=425,900 lb
weightondrivers=394150 lb
boilerpressure=200 psi
tractiveeffort=94,880 lbf
numinclass=2
roadnumber=4000, 4001
builder=Baldwin Locomotive Works
serialnumber=33340, 33341
builddate=April 1909
firstrundate=May 26 1909
retiredate=1948
disposition=scrapped
whytetype=2-8-8-2

Southern Pacific Railroad's MC-1 class of steam locomotive consisted of two locomotives built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in April 1909. They are the first two locomotives converted by Southern Pacific (SP) to run as cab forward locomotives.

The first of these two, number 4000, entered service on May 26 1909. It was rebuilt as a cab forward and reclassified as an MC-2 in June 1923. Another rebuild on June 4 1931, "simpled" it with uniform cylinders and reclassified it as an AC-1. 4000 was scrapped on April 2 1948. The second locomotive in this class, 4001, entered service on May 30 1909. It was rebuilt as an MC-2 in April 1923, "simpled" on February 9 1931, retired from active service on May 23 1947 and scrapped on June 14 1947, at SP's Sacramento shops.

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External links

* [http://espee.railfan.net/sp_steam_mc-01.html Southern Pacific 'Articulated Class MC-1]