C. P. Huntington

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C. P. Huntington
The C.P. Huntington at the California State Railroad Museum
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Cooke Locomotive Works Serial number 277 Build date October 1863
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-2-4T  • UIC 2′A2′ n2t Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Driver dia. 54 in (1,372 mm) Adhesive weight 18,500 lb (8,400 kilograms; 8.4 metric tons) Loco weight 39,000 lb (18,000 kilograms; 18 metric tons) Boiler pressure 125 lbf/in2 (862 kPa) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 11 in × 15 in (279 mm × 381 mm) Valve gear Stephenson's Valve Gear Valve type Slide valves
Performance figures Tractive effort 3,571 lbf (15.88 kN)
Career Operators Central Pacific, Southern Pacific Numbers CP 3, SP 1, renum 1001 in 1891 Official name C. P. Huntington First run April 15, 1864 Retired 1914 Current owner California State Railroad Museum Disposition Static display

C. P. Huntington is a 4-2-4T steam locomotive on static display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California, USA. It is the first locomotive purchased by the Southern Pacific Railroad, carrying that railroad's number 1, and it is named after one of the Big Four who founded it.