Southern Pacific Class GS-1
The GS-1 was a class of conventional 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotive operated by the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) and its Texas subsidiary the Texas and New Orleans Railroad (T&NO) from 1930 to 1956. A total of fourteen were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, numbered 4400 through 4409 by SP and 700 through 703 by T&NO. GS stands for "Golden State" or "General Service." History The GS-1s were assigned to various passenger trains throughout the SP system, and ended their careers on the San Jose-San Francisco ''Peninsula Commute The Peninsula Commute, also known as the Southern Pacific Peninsula or just Peninsula, was the common name for commuter rail service between San Jose, California and San Francisco, California on the San Francisco Peninsula. This service ran as a ...'' service. No GS-1 locomotives survive. Fleet details References Bibliography * Further reading * GS-1 4-8-4 locomotives Baldwin locomotives Passenger locomotives Railway loco ...
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