McCloud River Railroad 19

McCloud River Railroad 19
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number42000
Build dateApril 1915
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-8-2
Gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Driver dia.48 in (1.219 m)
Fuel typeOil (Converted from Coal)
Boiler pressure180 psi
Performance figures
Maximum speed60 mph (97 km/h)
Tractive effort36,680 lbf (163.16 kN)
Career
OperatorsCaddo and Choctaw Railroad, United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Company, McCloud River Railroad, Yreka Western Railroad, Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway, Age of Steam Roundhouse
Numbers
  • C&CRR 19
  • MCR 19
  • YW 19
  • OPE 19
NicknamesR.L Rowan, Pancho
Retired1963 (revenue service)
2008 (1st excursion service)
Restored1994 (1st restoration)
Current ownerAge of Steam Roundhouse
DispositionUnder restoration

McCloud River Railroad No. 19, also known as Yreka Western No. 19, or Oregon, Pacific and Eastern No. 19, is a preserved 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive in the United States that worked on the Caddo and Choctaw Railroad, United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Company McCloud River Railroad, Yreka Western Railroad, and the Oregon, Pacific, and Eastern Railway. It was purchased new from the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) in 1915. Shortly after retirement, the engine operated on the Yreka Western before being moved up to Cottage Grove, Oregon to run on the OP&E. In the late 1980s, #19 was sent back down to Yreka, California to run on the YW. In April of 1994, the engine returned to McCloud, California to run a series of excursions on the McCloud, Railway. It has since been used in the films Emperor of the North Pole, Bound for Glory, and Stand By Me. As of 2022, No. 19 is being restored at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio.