{"product_id":"p8-southern-pacific-live-steam-4-6-2","title":"P8 Southern Pacific Live Steam 4-6-2","description":"\u003cp\u003eConstructed by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1921, Southern Pacific’s fifteen P-8 class 4-6-2s #2461-2475 were obtained primarily for passenger service over the Ogden-Carlin segment of the railroad’s famed “Overland Route”. Over the route’s maximum gradient of 1.5%, a single P-8 was rated for a trailing load of 875-tons, approximately an eleven car passenger train. The P-8s thrived in this service until delivery of the larger, more powerful Mt-class 4-8-2s in the late 1920s. Most P-8s were then transferred further west for service between Oakland and Sacramento, along with the demanding Peninsula commute service between San Francisco and San Jose. Espee’s P-8 class 4-6-2s lasted until the mid-1950s, at which time they were replaced by diesels and retired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo Southern Pacific P-8 class locomotives were saved. SP #2467 was donated to the City of Oakland in 1960 and placed on display at Harrison Railroad Park. In April 1959, SP #2472 was donated to the City of San Mateo and placed on display at the Fairgrounds. In the early 1990s, the Pacific Locomotive Association acquired SP #2467 and began its restoration. Completed by July 1999, the locomotive made its operational debut at Sacramento’s Railfair in 1999. SP #2467 is currently on loan for static display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1976, a group of volunteers began work on full restoration of SP #2472 back to operable service. In the early 1990s the locomotive was used on several local excursions. In 1992, SP #2472 was doubleheaded with SP GS-4 class locomotive #4449 on excursions operated for the National Railway Historical Society convention. Today, the locomotive operates at the Niles Canyon Railway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccucraft Trains is proud to announce Southern Pacific P-8 class 4-6-2 locomotives in 1:32 scale, 45mm gauge live steam. Production is limited. These fine scale butane fired models will be constructed from brass and stainless steel. The following features are included:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine scale brass model\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e60 psi working pressure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressure gauge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater sight glass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLubricator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAxle water pump with bypass valve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand water pump\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAL97-035      Southern Pacific P-8 class #2467, butane fired\u003cbr\u003eAL97-037      Southern Pacific P-8 class #2472, butane fired\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Engineering sample of the forthcoming SP P-8 4-6-2 shown)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Accucraft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58513321820534,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0460\/3527\/1846\/files\/AL97-037_deb11112-5b26-4604-82ab-1b47e82cb790.jpg?v=1788960276","url":"https:\/\/www.maidstone-engineering.com\/products\/p8-southern-pacific-live-steam-4-6-2","provider":"Maidstone Engineering Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}