Southern Pacific 'Shop Switcher' Steam Locomotive - Railfan
The SP had a number of specialized steam switchers for moving locos around engine terminals and backshops. They were the 'shop switchers'; they were usually retired locomotives whose original usefulness had come to an end. They were rebuilt/converted by each shop as required, and so show marked differences.
Southern Pacific GE 44-Tonner Info Page - Railfan
In steam days, it was traditional to assign a permanent loco as shop goat, or switcher. SP considered it's shop goats as part of the Maintenance of Way inventory. So prefixed the number with MW.
The Changing Faces Of SP Steam Shop Switchers! - Trainorders.com
Over the years of steam operations, the Southern Pacific re-purposed old steam switch engines that were nearly worn out into shop goats for the various roundhouses they had on their system. Taylor Roundhouse in Los Angelas was one such place …
When You Don't Have A Shop Switcher, You Make Do With This!
Well, not all roundhouses had the luxury of these specialized small shop switchers as we see here at the Northwestern Pacific/Southern Pacific roundhouse in Tiburon, California in July, 1946. With no shop goat available to this this roundhouse, the duty of switching out the parked steam locomotives in the roundhouse this day has fallen to SP 2 ...
The Birth Of A Shop Goat For Brooklyn In 1939-SP #208! - Trainorders.com
When Southern Pacific would wear out one of it's shop goats stationed at one of the SP roundhouse facilities on it's system, the call would go out to Sacramento for a "new" one. Such was the case in 1939 when the shop goat in service at the Brooklyn Shops in Portland, Orego
When Southern Pacific would wear out one of its shop goats stationed at one of the SP roundhouse facilities on its system, the call would go out to Sacramento for a “new” one. Such was the case in 1939 when the shop goat in service at the Brooklyn Shops in Portland, Oregon was in need of a replacement.
Southern Pacific Lines Coast Line Division “The Route of the Octopus”
SP steam shop goats are a wonderful subject of individuality run rampant. No two are the same. #565 was almost identical to #567. Potentially, both locos are painted the same.
SP 0-6-0T 565 - Southern Pacific LA General Shops
This loco started out as a 1903 Baldwin 0-6-0 #1109 and was converted in 1939 to this streamlined 0-6-0T for use in the LA General Shops area. Interesting to see the orginal loco face sticking out of the streamlined sheeting. It served as a shop goat until being.
A unique shop... - Los Angeles Railroad Heritage Foundation
Aug 13, 2018 · A unique shop goat, Southern Pacific no. 567 poses for a portrait at Taylor Yard in Los Angeles in 1941. A portion of the former yard is now Metrolink's maintentence facility; the rest is home to Rio...
Martin - In August, 1956 Southern Pacific shop goat #569 was …
In August, 1956 Southern Pacific shop goat #569 was still in charge of the SP Ogden Shops as we see her on the transfer table at the shops.
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