Eureka (locomotive)

Eureka
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number3763
Model8-18 C
Build dateJuly 1875
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-4-0
 • UIC2′B n
Gauge3 ft (914 mm)[1]
Driver dia.42 in (1,067 mm)
Loco weight22 short tons (20.0 t)
Fuel typeWood
Boiler pressure120 psi (0.83 MPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size12 in × 16 in (300 mm × 410 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort5,595 lbf (24.89 kN)
Career
OperatorsEureka and Palisade Railroad, Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company, Warner Brothers Entertainment
Numbers4, SNW&L 5 in 1902
Retired1902 (E&P)
1938 (SNW&L)
1976 (WB)
Restored1991
Current ownerDaniel Markoff
DispositionOperational; privately owned
Eureka Locomotive
LocationAddress Restricted
Nearest cityLas Vegas, Nevada
Coordinates36°13′38″N 115°12′34″W / 36.227330°N 115.209348°W / 36.227330; -115.209348
Built1875
NRHP reference No.94001575
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1995

The Eureka is a privately owned 3 ft (914 mm) gauge steam locomotive based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is one of three preserved Baldwin class 8-18 C 4-4-0 locomotives in the United States, of which it is the only operable example.[2] It is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.[3][4]

  1. ^ Builder specification on PacificNG.
  2. ^ "Las Vegas, Nevada (Official City of Las Vegas Text Site)". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places". Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - Eureka Locomotive" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior. 1994-12-06. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-07-19.