Surviving Steam Locomotives in California, USA
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List of Steam Locomotives in California, USA
| No. | Class | F.M. Whyte | Gauge | Railroad Line | Location | Status | Builder Info | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2718 | C-8 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | Rachael Dorris Park, 524 S Main St, Alturas, CA | display | Burnham, Williams #23890, 1904 | |
| 4 (10) | 2-4-0 | 36" | Raritan River Sand Co. | Disneyland, Anaheim, CA | operational | Baldwin #58367, 1925 | Named Ernest S. Marsh. Originally built as an 0-4-0ST and later as an 0-4-0 tender locomotive. Designed to resemble the D&RG Montezuma locomotive. | |
| 3 (1) | 2-4-4T | 36" | Godchaux Sugar (Reserve Plantation) | Disneyland, Anaheim, CA | operational | Baldwin (Burnham) #14065, 1894 | Named Fred Gurley. Originally built as an 0-4-4T Forney. It received a new boiler during its overhaul in 2007-2008. | |
| 5 | 2-4-4T | 36" | Barker & LePine | Disneyland, Anaheim, CA | operational | Baldwin #20925, 1902 | Named Ward Kimball. Formerly named Maud L. From the Cedar Point amusement park, Sandusky, OH. Originally built as an 0-4-4T type. | |
| 1 | 4-4-0 | 36" | Disneyland, Anaheim, CA | operational | WED Enterprises, 1955 | Named Cyrus K. Holliday. | ||
| 2 | 4-4-0 | 36" | Disneyland, Anaheim, CA | operational | WED Enterprises, 1955 | Named EP Ripley. | ||
| 1100 | 4-4-0 | 4'-8½" | SP (SF&ARR) | Deschutes Road, Sacramento River, Anderson, CA | sunk | Stevens, 1868 | Named J.G. Kellogg. Rumors exist on both the recovery and existence of this locomotive. It is unclear if it still remains in the river. | |
| 8 | 0-4-0T | 24" | Hans Vatter AG | Norgrove Gardens, Arroyo Grande, CA | operational | Orenstein & Koppel (Berlin) #13164, 1938 | From Germany, then Dorris, CA. Restoration completed in 2024. | |
| 21 (9) | 0-4-0T | 24" | Hans Vatter AG | Norgrove Gardens, Arroyo Grande, CA | stored operational | Henschel & Sohn (Kassel) #24508, 1939 | From Germany, then Golden, CO, then Nevada City, CA. | |
| 13 | 0-4-0T | 24" | F.Harriefeld AG | Norgrove Gardens, Arroyo Grande, CA | display | Hanomag (Hannover-Linden) #9368, 1923 | From Germany, then the High Country Railroad, Golden, CO. | |
| 2 | 0-4-0T | 24" | Lonely Mine (Gweru & District Light) | Norgrove Gardens, Arroyo Grande, CA | stored | Orenstein & Koppel (Berlin) #4103, 1910 | Named Margaret. From Germany. | |
| 3 | 0-4-0T | 24" | Hibernia Ag | Norgrove Gardens, Arroyo Grande, CA | display | Henschel & Sohn (Kassel) #25212, 1943 | From Charles Davies, Marquette, IA. | |
| 5 | 0-4-0T | 24" | Gruen & Bilfinger AG | Norgrove Gardens, Arroyo Grande, CA | stored | Orenstein & Koppel (Berlin) #12675, 1936 | From Germany, then the defunct Alton & Pacific Railroad, Eureka, CA. Also reported as 12676. | |
| 6 | 0-4-0T+T | 24" | Lonely Mine (Gweru & District Light) | Norgrove Gardens, Arroyo Grande, CA | stored operational | Orenstein & Koppel (Berlin) #12709, 1934 | Named Buckeye. From Germany. Also reported as 12708. | |
| 12 | 0-6-0ST | 24" | Sena Sugar (S. Africa) | Norgrove Gardens, Arroyo Grande, CA | stored | Peckett & Sons (Bristol) #2144, 1953 | From England. | |
| 10 | 0-6-0ST | 24" | Sena Sugar (S. Africa) | Norgrove Gardens, Arroyo Grande, CA | stored | Peckett & Sons (Bristol) | ||
| 16 (1) | 14 ton | 0-6-0T-T | 24" | Colonial Sugar / Lautoka Mill (Alton & Pacific) | Norgrove Gardens, Arroyo Grande, CA | stored | John Fowler #9460, 1903 | From England, then the Alton & Pacific, Eureka, CA, then Tony Nott. |
| 17 | 0-6-2T | 36" | Gwelo & District Light (Rhodesia Chrome Mines) | Norgrove Gardens, Arroyo Grande, CA | stored | John Fowler | ||
| 4 (918) | 0-8-0 | 24" | Norgrove Gardens, Arroyo Grande, CA | stored | Henschel & Sohn (Kassel) #2725 | |||
| 1 (8) | 0-8-0T | 24" | Imperial German Army | Norgrove Gardens, Arroyo Grande, CA | stored | Hartmann #4140, 1918 | From Germany then Longview, TX then High Country Railroad, Golden, CO. | |
| 11 | 0-8-0T | 24" | Sena Sugar (S. Africa) | Norgrove Gardens, Arroyo Grande, CA | operational | Orenstein & Koppel (Berlin) #11831, 1929 | Named Lucky. | |
| 2967 (5240) | 2-6-0 | 24" | Byron RR (USATC) | Norgrove Gardens, Arroyo Grande, CA | operational | Davenport Locomotive Works #1695, 05/1919 | From Ridgefield, WA. Davenport 2-6-2T frame. Custom boiler. | |
| 2968 (5245) | 2-6-2 | 24" | Byron RR (USATC) | Norgrove Gardens, Arroyo Grande, CA | stored | Davenport Locomotive Works #1700 | From Monroe, WA, then Watertown, NY. Rebuilt in Creston, IA by Byron Hiatt. | |
| 25 | B-P-O | 0-4-0CA | 18" | Homestake Mining | Walton Wickett, Atherton, CA | stored | H.K. Porter #4762, 12/1910 | Privately owned. |
| 5x10 | 0-4-0CA | 36" | Hidden Splendor Mine | park, Auburn, CA | display | H.K. Porter #4560, 04/1910 | Possibly at the Gold Country Mining Museum. | |
| 2914 (2024) | TW-8 | 4-8-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | Kern County Museum, 3801 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, CA | display | Schenectady Locomotive Works #4807, 1898 | |
| 5 | 0-4-0ST | 30" | Calico & Odessa (Chase-Malcome Enterprizes) | Calico Ghost Town, Barstow, CA | operational | C.W. Lovestead | Converted from steam to gasoline power. | |
| Shay | 4'-8½" | Buried under Hwy 70 near the Belden powerhouse in the Feather River Canyon, Belden, CA | buried | Lima | Possibly the same as one rumored to be buried in Delleker off Hwy 70 at the site of an old mill. | |||
| 4 | 2-4-2 | 15" | Redwood Valley Railway | Redwood Valley Railway, Berkeley, CA | operational | Named Laurel. | ||
| 7 | 2-6-2 | 15" | Redwood Valley Railway | Redwood Valley Railway, Berkeley, CA | operational | Named The Oak; Drive wheels were borrowed to build model of Sierra Railway #3 used in filming Back To The Future III. | ||
| 5 | 4-4-0 | 15" | Redwood Valley Railway | Redwood Valley Railway, Berkeley, CA | operational | Named Fern. | ||
| 11 | 4-6-0 | 15" | Redwood Valley Railway | Redwood Valley Railway, Berkeley, CA | operational | Named Sequoia. | ||
| 4 (5) | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | State Belt (Modesto & Empire Traction) | Bayshore Roundhouse, Brisbane, CA | restoration | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #1759, 1911 | Moved from an empty field west of Salt Lake City, UT to San Francisco, CA in 1995. Undergoing a slow restoration process. | |
| 3 | 0-4-0T | 24" | P&S | Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, CA | display | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #1002, 1906 | ||
| 340 (400) | C-19 | 2-8-0 | 36" | D&RGW | Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, CA | overhaul | Burnham, Parry, Williams #5571, 1881 | Taken out of service in early 2024. Trucked to Durango, CO in late April 2024. Undergoing overhaul. |
| 41 (409) | C-19 (70) | 2-8-0 | 36" | RGS (D&RG) | Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, CA | operational | Burnham, Parry, Williams #5731, 1881 | Taken out of service in 2018. Trucked to Durango, CO in February 2022. Overhaul completed on November 16, 2023. Underwent test runs at the D&S after the completion of the overhaul. Moved back to the Knott's Berry Farm amusement park on December 6, 2023. |
| 83 | 4-4-0 | 24" | Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, CA | operational | Crown Metal Products (Elizabeth), 1982 | |||
| 7 | 0-4-2T | 30" | Imperial Forestry Bureau (Kiso Forest Railway) | Santa Rosa Valley Railroad, Camarillo, CA | restoration | Baldwin #60069, 1927 | Named Dagny, once owned by Phil Goldmans, Goleta then Sal Luis Obispo Railroad. | |
| 1 | 0-6-2T | 30" | Westfield Plantation (Dugas & Le Blanc) | Santa Rosa Valley Railroad, Camarillo, CA | restoration | H.K. Porter #1791, 1897 | Named Bertha. From Ponchatoula, LA then Lampasas, TX. Moved to southern CA in 2011. To be restored with a new boiler. | |
| 6 | 2-4-2 | 30" | DMT | Santa Rosa Valley Railroad, Camarillo, CA | stored | Tom Terning, 1990 | From the Shaker Woods Festival, Columbiana, OH. To be restored. | |
| 2 | 2-4-2T | 30" | Ft. Wilderness | Santa Rosa Valley Railroad, Camarillo, CA | stored | WDI, 1973 | From the Ft. Wilderness Railroad. Owned by Bill Dundas. It is unclear if any restoration work has been performed. | |
| 3 | 2-4-2T | 30" | Ft. Wilderness | Santa Rosa Valley Railroad, Camarillo, CA | stored | WDI, 1973 | From the Ft. Wilderness Railroad. Owned by Bill Dundas. It is unclear if any restoration work has been performed. | |
| 10 | 060-T-123 | 0-6-0T | 4'-8½" | EJ Lavino & Co | Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, Campo, CA | display | Alco (Cooke) #64764, 1923 | From Perris. |
| 46 (110) | 2-6-6-2 | 4'-8½" | CWR (Weyerhaeuser) | Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, Campo, CA | display | Baldwin #62064, 1937 | Appeared in There Goes A Train. | |
| 104 (2720) | C-8 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | SD&A (SP) | Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, Campo, CA | display | Burnham, Williams #23899, 1904 | Appeared in There Goes A Train. |
| 11 | 2-8-2T | 4'-8½" | Coos Bay Lumber | Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, Campo, CA | restoration | Alco (Schenectady) #68276, 1929 | ||
| 2353 | T-31 | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, Campo, CA | display | Baldwin #38221, 1912 | Featured in 'Pearl Harbor' (2001) alongside AT&SF 4-8-4 3751. Operated in excursion service until 2000. Cosmetic restoration in 2019. |
| 1 | 0-4-0ST | 30" | Great Western Power (Nevada Mill) | Main Street, Chester, CA | display | H.K. Porter #848, 05/1887 | Named Dinky, abandonded in Butt Valley Reservoir by contractor, recovered in 1997. | |
| 3 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Edison Portland Cement | Silverbend Farms, Clarksburg, CA | stored operational | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #3370, 1923 | Fron San Jose, owned by Louis R. Chiaramonte? | |
| 1 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Redwood Valley Railway | Silverbend Farms, Clarksburg, CA | display | |||
| 1 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Henry J Kaiser (Santa Cruz Portland Cement) | Silverbend Farms, Clarksburg, CA | private stored | H.K. Porter #3578, 09/1906 | ||
| 35 | C-70 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Brimstone RR | Silverbend Farms, Clarksburg, CA | private dismantled | Lima #2366, 1910 | Sold to the Eskbank Rail Heritage Centre, Lithgow, NSW, AUS. To be shipped to Australia. |
| 17 | 401 | 0-4-0CA | 18" | Nevada Gold Mine | unknown, Colfax, CA | private | EIMCO | |
| 2706 | C-8 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | 14th St. and Parkhill St., Colusa, CA | restoration | Baldwin #23809, 02/1904 | From Oakland. Owned by John Manley. |
| 0-6-0T | 30" | Apollo Consolidated Mining | Warren Roberts, Corona, CA | restoration | Baldwin #15273, 04/1897 | From Alaska. This locomotive is privately owned and may be under restoration. | ||
| 4 | 0-4-2T | 36" | Wiaminlo Plantation (Kaiwiki Sugar) | Sandstone Crag Loop Line, Coto de Caza, CA | operational | Baldwin #11900, 05/1891 | Named Deanna. | |
| 1 | 0-4-0ST | 24" | Merced Gold Co | Northern Mariposa County History Center, Coulterville, CA | display | H.K. Porter #1896, 1898 | ||
| 2 | 2-8-0 | 36" | US Potash (DVRR) | Furnace Creek Ranch, Death Valley, CA | display | Baldwin #42864, 1916 | ||
| 0-4-0T | 600mm | Deutsche Tiefbau AG | Butte Valley Narrow Gauge Railroad, Dorris, CA | stored | Ceskomoravska Kolben Danek #2056, 1941 | From Czech Republic. Privately owned. | ||
| Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Siskiyou Lumber? | west of, Dorris, CA | abandoned | Lima | |||
| 1727 | M-6 | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | Dunsmuir Park, Dunsmuir, CA | display | Burnham, Williams #19539, 1901 | |
| 7 (2) | 70-3 | Willamette3Tr | 4'-8½" | Ed Hines Lumber (Westfir Lumber) | Railroad Park Resort, Dunsmuir, CA | display | Willamette Iron & Steel #21, 1926 | |
| 1 | 2-6-2 | 18" | Venice Miniature Railway | unknown, El Monte, CA | stored | Johnson Machine Works (Los Angeles), 1905 | ||
| 6 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | PLC (HH) | El Portal Transportation Museum, El Portal, CA | display | Lima #3170, 1921 | ||
| 1052 | 4-4-0 | 12" | Emerald Hills Railway, Emerald Hills, CA | private operational | Ottaway, 1948 | |||
| 1 | 0-4-0 | 4'-8½" | ERM&LC (Dolly Varden) | Fort Humboldt State Historic Park, Eureka, CA | stored operational | Marshutz & Cantrell, 1884 | Named Falk. | |
| 1 | 0-4-0RT | 4'-8½" | Bear Harbor | Fort Humboldt State Historic Park, Eureka, CA | stored operational | Marshutz & Cantrell #8100, 1892 | Geared. | |
| 5 | 0-4-0 | 36" | Robinson Clay Products | North County & Pacific Creek Railroad, Fallbrook, CA | operational | H.K. Porter #6536, 09/1921 | ||
| 2 | 0-4-0F | 36" | Apache Powder | North County & Pacific Creek Railroad, Fallbrook, CA | stored | H.K. Porter #6828, 1923 | ||
| 0-2-2 | 36" | Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad, Felton, CA | display | Locomobile | Vertical boiler track inspection car. | |||
| 3 | 0-4-2T | 36" | Kuhuku Plant | Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad, Felton, CA | operational | Burnham, Parry, Williams #10756, 1890 | ||
| 5 (3) | Climax2Tr | 48" | WM Ritter (ERM&LC) | Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad, Felton, CA | display | Climax #1692, 1928 | Named Bloomsburg. This was the last Climax engine ever built and the last one to be retired from commercial service in 1956. It was originally standard gauge but converted to 4 foot gauge for the Carroll Park & Western Railroad in Bloomsburg, PA. | |
| 2 (3) | 37 ton | Heisler2Tr | 36" | WSL | Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad, Felton, CA | operational | Stearns Manufacturing #1041, 1900 | Named Tuolumne. |
| 1 (2593) | 42-2 | Shay2Tr | 36" | CPC | Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad, Felton, CA | operational | Lima #2593, 1912 | Named Dixiana. |
| 6 (7) | 32-2 | Shay2Tr | 36" | WMRL&Co (Elk & Little Kanawha) | Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad, Felton, CA | display | Lima #2519, 02/1912 | From George Morrison, Maryville, TN. |
| 7 (4) | 60-3 | Shay3Tr | 36" | WSL (B&PRY) | Roaring Camp & Big Trees Railroad, Felton, CA | operational | Lima #2465, 1911 | Named Sonora. |
| 10 | 70-3 PC | Shay3Tr | 36" | WSL | Yosemite Mt. Sugar Pine RR, Fish Camp, CA | operational | Lima #3315, 1928 | |
| 15 (9) | 50-2 | Shay3Tr | 36" | WSL | Yosemite Mt. Sugar Pine RR, Fish Camp, CA | operational | Lima #2645, 1913 | |
| 1 | 4-4-0 | 12" | Folsom Valley Railway (Ottaway) | Folsom Valley Railway, Folsom, CA | operational | Erich Thompsen (Berkeley), 1950 | Named Cricket, from Tilden Park. | |
| 3001 | 4-4-2 | 12" | Folsom Valley Railway | Folsom Valley Railway, Folsom, CA | operational | Alan Shelly (Sacramento), 1949 | From Seattle, WA. | |
| 0-4-0CA | 24" | Red Point Mine | Foresthill Divide Museum, Foresthill, CA | display | H.K. Porter #2085, 12/1899 | |||
| 2 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Santa Cruz Portland Cement | CA Western Railroad, Fort Bragg, CA | operational | H.K. Porter #4390, 09/1909 | Named Chiggen. From Chicken Kitchen Restaurant, Pollardville, then Stockton, CA, then Snoqualmie, WA, then Folsom, CA. | |
| 1227 | S-11 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | CA Western Railroad, Fort Bragg, CA | restoration | Lima #1494, 1914 | From the Golden Gate Railroad Museum, Sunol, CA, then Oakdale, CA. Being cosmetically restored for display at the California-Western depot. |
| 45 (3) | 12-32 1/4-E | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | CWR (Owen-Oregon Lumber) | CA Western Railroad, Fort Bragg, CA | restoration | Baldwin #58045, 1924 | Restored to operation in 1983. Taken out of service in 2015. Undergoing an extensive overhaul. |
| 2 | 0-4-2RT | 4'-8½" | CSF&E (Caspar & Hare Creek) | Depot Mall Museum, Fort Bragg, CA | display | Burnham, Parry, Williams #7558, 1885 | Named Daisy. | |
| 1 (3) | 4-10 1/2 C 18 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Union Lumber (Glen Blair Redwood) | Guest House Museum, Fort Bragg, CA | display | Baldwin #5009, 1888 | Named Dinkey. Steam dummy. |
| 9 (17) | 0-4-2T | 36" | Kiso Forest Railway (Imperial Forestry Bureau) | Ardenwood Railroad, Fremont, CA | restoration | Baldwin #60873, 06/1926 | Incorrectly numbered 6. Donated to the CSRM by Henry Sorensen. Transferred to Fremont on May 16, 2024. Being evaluated for restoration. | |
| 5 | 2-6-2 | 36" | Argent Lumber | Ardenwood Railroad, Fremont, CA | display | Lima #1116, 1910 | From the Nevada County NG Railroad Museum, Nevada City, CA. | |
| 1238 | S-10 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | Roeding Park, 890 W Belmont Ave, Fresno, CA | display | Baldwin #49304, 1918 | To be relocated to Kingsburg, CA. |
| 0-4-0 | ng | Great American Scenic | Brook Rother, Georgetown, CA | stored | Custom Fabricators #16 | Built as a 2-4-0 diesel hydraulic. From Great America, Santa Clara, CA. | ||
| 5 | 0-4-0ST | 31" | Slidell Brick | Brook Rother, Georgetown, CA | display | H.K. Porter #3609, 1906 | ||
| 8 | 18 ton | 0-6-0ST | 36" | Honolulu Plantation Co. | Brook Rother, Georgetown, CA | stored | Baldwin #16438, 1899 | Named Halawa. Built as an 0-6-2ST. From the Kauai Plantation Railway, Lihue, Kauai, HI. Was to be restored but is now stored. |
| 9 | 18 ton | 0-6-0ST | 36" | Honolulu Plantation Co. | Brook Rother, Georgetown, CA | stored | Baldwin #43246, 1916 | Named Manana. Built as an 0-6-2T. From the Kauai Plantation Railway, Lihue, Kauai, HI. Was to be restored but now is just stored. |
| 7 | 0-6-4T | 36" | Godchaux Sugar | Brook Rother, Georgetown, CA | stored | H.K. Porter #4969, 1911 | ||
| 68 (2) | 25 ton | 4-4-0 | 36" | UP (Astroworld) | Brook Rother, Georgetown, CA | stored | Harpur, 1968 | Named Spitfire. Replica. From the defunct Six Flags AstroWorld, Houston, TX, then Durango, CO. Recent photos suggest this locomotive is stored in disrepair. |
| 206 (123) | 4-2-4 | 24" | Gilroy Gardens, Gilroy, CA | unknown | Chance | From Dutch Wonderland, Lancaster, PA. Gas-powered. C.P. Huntington replica. Was rumored to be for sale in 2022 but current disposition is unknown. | ||
| 4-2-4 | 24" | Gilroy Gardens, Gilroy, CA | operational | Chance | Gas-powered C.P. Huntington replica. | |||
| 4-4-0 | 24" | Gilroy Gardens, Gilroy, CA | operational | Crown Metal Products (Elizabeth) | sold, whereabouts unknown. | |||
| 4-4-0 | 24" | Gilroy Gardens, Gilroy, CA | operational | Crown Metal Products (Elizabeth) | sold, whereabouts unknown. | |||
| 459 | 0-4-0CA | 24" | Empire Gold Mine State Park, Grass Valley, CA | display | Universal Dredge Mfg. | |||
| 151 (1) | 0-4-0ST-T | 4'-8½" | Imperial Irrigation District | Pioneers Museum, Imperial, CA | display | Alco (Cooke) #59389, 10/1918 | Acquired CP slope back tender. | |
| 18 (12) | NG-6 | 4-6-0 | 36" | SP (NV-CA-OR) | Eastern California Museum, Independence, CA | operational | Baldwin #37395, 1911 | Named Slim Princess. From Dehy Park. Restored to operation in October 2016. Debuted in excursion service in July 2017. Suffered a piston failure on April 9, 2019 on the D&S. Operated on loan at the D&S in 2019 and 2021. |
| 7 (8) | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | Amador Central (MCR) | Police Department Park, Main St, Ione, CA | display | Burnham, Williams #1895, 1901 | ||
| 9 | 401 | 0-4-0CA | 18" | Matt Shaug, Jamestown, CA | unknown | EIMCO | Privately owned. | |
| 28 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Sierra | Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, Jamestown, CA | operational | Baldwin #55246, 1922 | Featured in the TV series 'Little House on the Prairie' (1974-1983) and 'Chattanooga Choo Choo' (1984). Previously operated in May 2008. Restored back to operation in June 2019. | |
| 34 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Sierra | Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, Jamestown, CA | display | Baldwin #58679, 1925 | From the Fred Kepner collection at the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Garibaldi, OR. | |
| 3 | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | Sierra | Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, Jamestown, CA | operational | Rogers #4493, 1891 | Nicknamed Movie Star Locomotive. Featured in 'Back to the Future III' (1990) and many other movies. Previously operated in 1995. Restored back to operation in Jul 2010. Taken out of service in 2022. Returned to operation on Apr 26, 2025. | |
| 2 | 90-3 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Sierra (Feather River) | Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, Jamestown, CA | display | Lima #3177, 1922 | Restored to operation in 1979. Taken out of service in 2010. Placed on display while awaiting mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. |
| 7 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | PLC | Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, Jamestown, CA | display | Lima #3286 | ||
| 3 | 0-6-0ST | 4'-8½" | Mojave No. | La Mesa Depot, Spring St &La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, CA | display | Davenport Locomotive Works #1972, 1923 | ||
| 717 | 0-6-0T | 4'-8½" | USATC | Ave G just off Sierra Highway, Lancaster, CA | stored | H.K. Porter #7376, 1942 | From the Bluegrass Railroad Museum, Versailles, KY. Previously operated in 1997. To Palmdale, CA. | |
| 9 | NG-3 | 4-6-0 | 36" | SP | Laws Railroad Museum, Laws, CA | display | Baldwin #34035, 1909 | Costmetic restoration in 2019. Evaluating locomotive for possible restoration to operation. |
| 1 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | National Pole & Treating (Washington Wood Preserving) | Laytonville, CA | private | Davenport Locomotive Works #2071, 1926 | ||
| 1 (22) | B-P-O | 0-4-4T | 18" | Anacortes Railway (Homestake Mining) | Terbeau Ranch & Thompson Railway, Lincoln, CA | operational | H.K. Porter #4322, 04/1909 | Converted from 0-4-0 compressed air by Tommy Thompson, Anacortes Maritime Heritage Center, Anacortes, WA. Previously ran in 1999. |
| 4 | 2-4-2T | 30" | Ft. Wilderness | Michael Campbell, Ida Ct. back yard, Livermore, CA | display | WDI, 1973 | From the Ft. Wilderness Railroad. | |
| 5320 | J-1e | 4-6-4 | 16" | NYC | Panella Pacific Railroad (private), Lodi, CA | stored | Mercer Locomotive Works (Hamilton, NJ), 1947 | This railroad may have closed. The current status of the locomotive is not really known. |
| 1765 | M-6 | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | NtnlMtls (SP) | Lomita Railroad Museum, 250th St & Woodward Ave, Lomita, CA | display | Baldwin #19805, 1902 | |
| 1 | 0-4-2T | 36" | Kahului & Wailuku Railroad | Lindley Bothwell Ranch, Los Angeles, CA | unknown | Baldwin #4906, 12/1879 | Bought by Lindley Bothwell in 1964. Sold in 2017. Current location unknown. | |
| 2 (3) | 0-4-4RT | 30" | Westfield Plantation (Dugas & Le Blanc) | private, Los Angeles, CA | operational | H.K. Porter #4183, 09/1908 | Named Rosa, moved from Lampasas, TX to southern CA in 2011. May be located at the Santa Rosa Valley Railroad, Camarillo, CA. | |
| 31 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | LAHD | Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, CA | display | Davenport Locomotive Works #1868, 1921 | ||
| 32 (1) | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | LAHD | Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, CA | display | Alco (Rogers) #53115, 06/1913 | ||
| 219 (20) | 6-18 1/2 C-4 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Southern CA Motor (Market St, Park & Cliff) | Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, CA | restoration | Burnham, Parry, Williams #5357, 11/1880 | Originally built as an 0-4-2 type tram locomotive. Currently dismantled. To be restored to operation. |
| 1273 | S-12 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, CA | display | SP (Sacramento), 1921 | |
| 4439 | S-51 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | UP | Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, CA | display | Baldwin #48273, 1918 | |
| 1 | 0-6-0T | 4'-8½" | Conrock | Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, CA | display | Alco (Cooke) #66168, 1925 | ||
| 7 (13) | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | S&F (DV&RL) | Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, CA | display | Alco (Dickson) #26264, 12/1902 | Originally built as a 2-6-0 type. | |
| 26 | C-43 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | WP | Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, CA | display | Alco (Schenectady) #46456, 1909 | |
| 664 (891) | 664 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | AT&SF | Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, CA | display | Burnham, Williams #17187, 1899 | |
| 1000 (4) | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | SMV (HH) | Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, CA | display | Alco (Schenectady) #61535, 1920 | ||
| 1 (1193) | 4-4-0 | 4'-8½" | ST&E (SP) | Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, CA | display | JA Norris-Lancaster #12, 1864 | Named Mariposa. | |
| 3025 | A-3 | 4-4-2 | 4'-8½" | SP | Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, CA | display | Alco (Schenectady) #30005, 1904 | |
| 2 (6) | 75 ton | Heisler3Tr | 4'-8½" | PLC (HH) | Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, CA | display | Heisler #1369, 1918 | |
| 2 (4) | 70-3 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Camino-Placerville & Lake Tahoe | Travel Town Museum, Los Angeles, CA | display | Lima #3172, 1922 | |
| 67 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | Universal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | display | Non-working studio prop currently on the Collapsing Bridge adjacent to King Kong 360 3D. | |||
| 2 | 2-6-2 | 18" | BJWRR (Venice Miniature Railway) | Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, Oak Meadow Park, Los Gatos, CA | operational | Johnson Machine Works (Los Angeles), 1905 | Received a new boiler in 2005. | |
| 5 | 4-6-2 | 18" | BJWRR | Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, Oak Meadow Park, Los Gatos, CA | operational | Merrick Light Railway Equipment, 2013 | ||
| 1258 | S-12 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | Southern Pacific Depot, Martinez, CA | display | SP (Sacramento), 1921 | |
| 9 (5) | 36 ton | Heisler2Tr | 4'-8½" | Mt. Tamapais & Muir Woods | Depot Plaza, Mill Valley, CA | display | Heisler #1446, 1920 | Operated on the MT&MW from 1921 to 1924. Cosmetically restored in Sonoma County. To be displayed at the Depot Plaza, Mill Valley, CA in May and then displayed at the California Railroad Museum during the summer of 2025. |
| 101 | 4-4-0 | 15" | B.A.D. Great Northern Railway, Millville, CA | private operational | Harris Locomotive Works | Named Little Bubba. | ||
| 102 | 4-4-0 | 15" | B.A.D. Great Northern Railway, Millville, CA | private operational | Harris Locomotive Works | Named Big Bubba. | ||
| 2921 | 2900 | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | AT&SF | Amtrak Station, Modesto, CA | display | Baldwin #69809, 1944 | From Beard Brook Park. |
| 1285 | S-14 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | El Estero Park, Monterey, CA | display | Lima #6753, 1924 | |
| 5 | 2-6-0 | 36" | NCNG | Nevada County NG Railroad Museum, Nevada City, CA | operational | Baldwin (Burnham) #3709, 1875 | Named Tahoe. | |
| 1629 | M-4 | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | William S Hart Park, Newhall, CA | display | Alco (Schenectady) #5680, 1900 | |
| 0-4-0WT | 18" | John Knowles | Richard Farmer, Northridge, CA | operational | Hunslet Engine Co. #1404, 1920 | Named Gwen. From England. | ||
| 2852 | C-10 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | Glenn Co. Fairgrounds, Orland, CA | display | SP (Sacramento), 1919 | |
| 164 | S-34 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | WP | Hewitt Park, Oroville, CA | display | Alco (Schenectady) #58786, 1919 | |
| 1 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Hutchinson Lumber (Feather River) | Hewitt Park, Oroville, CA | display | Lima #3169, 1931 | Located way in the back, atop of some stairs, behind some bushes. | |
| 21 (20) | 0-4-0T | 36" | Merry Brothers Brick & Tile (Wayne Coal) | Mike Bayly, Paicines, CA | stored | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #3258, 10/1922 | ||
| 1 | 0-4-0T | 36" | Sacramento Brick (Huntington Hopkins & Co.) | Leslie Wilmunder, Palermo, CA | operational | H.K. Porter #1018, 03/1889 | From Rancho Cordova then Marysville. | |
| 1 | 18 ton | Heisler2Tr | 36" | American Box Co. (Richardson Lumber) | Leslie Wilmunder, Palermo, CA | stored | Heisler #1225, 1911 | Was abandoned at Prather Mill, CA. Was restored at the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, Los Gatos, CA. From Rancho Cordova, then Marysville. |
| 9 | 0-4-0 | 30" | Frontier Village | unknown, Patterson, CA | unknown | Arrow Dynamics, CA | Steam outline powered by a Corvair engine and transmission built for Frontier Village Amusement Park in San Jose. Later displayed at the Burke Junction Express Railroad in Folsom, CA. | |
| 1 (2) | 0-4-2T | 36" | Waimanalo Sugar | Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, CA | display | Baldwin (Burnham) #30340, 02/1907 | Named Chloe, from Grizzly Flats RR, San Gabriel. Had the wrong builder plates (6944, 1883). Funds are being raised for restoration. | |
| 1 | 0-4-4RT | 36" | Belle Point & Reserve | Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, CA | display | Burnham, Williams #14064, 1894 | Owned by Tom Gazi; Part of Grizzly Flats Exhibit. From Oxnard, CA. | |
| 2 | 0-6-0T | 4'-8½" | Mojave Northern | Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, CA | stored | Davenport Locomotive Works #1584, 1917 | ||
| 2 | 2-6-0 | 36" | NV Central | Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, CA | restoration | Baldwin #5575, 1881 | Named Emma Nevada. Cosmetically restored in 2022. Being restored to operating condition. Its restoration status is unclear. | |
| 2 (107) | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | Ventura County | Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, CA | overhaul | Baldwin #55415, 1922 | Taken out of service in October 2021. Undergoing mandated 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. | |
| 2564 | MK-10 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | UP | Southern California Railway Museum, Perris, CA | display | Alco (Brooks) #62881, 1921 | |
| 0-4-4T | 36" | Wil.B.Isaacs | Information Center, Pioneer Town, CA | display | ||||
| 1 (6) | 0-4-0T | 36" | Michigan California Lumber (El Dorado Lumber) | El Dorado Historical Museum, Placerville, CA | display | H.K. Porter #2049, 1899 | ||
| 4 | Shay2Tr | 36" | Diamond & Caldor | El Dorado Historical Museum, Placerville, CA | display | Lima #1896, 1907 | Owned by El Dorado Western Railway Foundation. Was rebuilt except for the boiler. Cosmetic restoration completed in 2024. | |
| 2 (2285) | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | OHT (AT&SF) | RailGiants Train Museum, Pomona, CA | display | Alco (Schenectady) #2409, 1887 | ||
| 3 | 2-8-0 | 36" | US Potash | RailGiants Train Museum, Pomona, CA | display | Baldwin (Burnham) #21882, 1903 | ||
| 5021 | SP-2 | 4-10-2 | 4'-8½" | SP | RailGiants Train Museum, Pomona, CA | display | Alco (Schenectady) #66793, 1926 | Three cylinder. |
| 9000 | 9000 | 4-12-2 | 4'-8½" | UP | RailGiants Train Museum, Pomona, CA | display | Alco (Brooks) #66544, 1926 | Three cylinder. Displayed with UP Centennial 6915 and SD40-2C 3105. Only surviving 4-12-2 type steam locomotive in the US. |
| 3450 | 3450 | 4-6-4 | 4'-8½" | AT&SF | RailGiants Train Museum, Pomona, CA | display | Baldwin #59993, 1927 | |
| 3 | Climax3Tr | 4'-8½" | FruitGrowers | RailGiants Train Museum, Pomona, CA | display | Climax #932, 1909 | ||
| 165 | S-34 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | WP | Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #58787, 1919 | From the Pleasanton Fairgrounds, then PLA. Restored to operation on April 23, 2022. Debuted in excursion service on May 15, 2022. Currently the only operational WP steam locomotive. |
| 900002 (3562) | SA-C-6 | 2-8-8-0 | 4'-8½" | UP | Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA | display | Alco (Brooks) #65682, 06/1924 | Tender only. Engine retired 01/1949. |
| 484 | GS-64 | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | WP | Western Pacific Railroad Museum, Portola, CA | display | The engine was scrapped after retirement in 1953, but the tender still survives today. The tender was later converted into a steam generator for their rotary snowplow. | |
| 3 | 4-11C | 0-4-0 | 42" | Cowell Cement | Poway Midland RR, Poway, CA | operational | Baldwin (Burnham) #30646, 04/1907 | Originally built as a tank locomotive. Boiler replaced. |
| 3 | 0-4-0T | 30" | Yellow Aster | Desert Museum, Randsburg, CA | display | H.K. Porter #4468, 1909 | Smallest surviving complete steam locomotive built for domestic use. | |
| 2 | 2-6-2T | 4'-8½" | SV&E | Shasta Cascade Rail Preservation Society, Redding, CA | display | Baldwin #32651, 1908 | From Nevada State Railroad Museum, Boulder City, NV. | |
| 2 | 13-2 | Shay2Tr | 36" | MI-CA Lumber (Hart & Horn) | Turtle Bay Park & Museum, 800 Auditorium Dr, Redding, CA | display | Lima #122, 1884 | |
| 2825 | C-9 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA | display | Alco (Brooks) #44984, 1908 | |
| 3 | 0-4-0T | 36" | Deer Lake Park & Julian (Wilkeson Coal) | John Lasseter Disney/Pixar, Reedley, CA | display | H.K. Porter #2472, 11/1901 | Named Marie E. Previously owned by Oliver Johnston. | |
| 1 | 2-4-2T | 36" | Ft. Wilderness | John Lasseter Disney/Pixar, Reedley, CA | display | WDI, 1973 | From the Ft. Wilderness Railroad, then Jim Zordich, Boring, OR. Converted to 3-foot gauge. May be located at the Justi Creek Railway, Glen Ellen, CA. | |
| 6051 | C-2 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | UP | Fairmont Park, Market & Hwy 60, Riverside, CA | display | Baldwin (Burnham) #31539, 1907 | |
| 2252 | T-1 | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | East end of UP yard, Roseville, CA | display | Alco (Cooke) #2360, 1897 | From the Placer County Fairgrounds. |
| 12 | B-P-O | 0-4-0CA | 18" | Homestake Mining | California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA | stored | H.K. Porter #4085, 01/1908 | From Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad. |
| 1 | 0-4-2T | 36" | Mattole Lumber | California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA | operational | #1240, 1908 | Donated by Henry Sorensen. | |
| 4466 | S-6 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | UP | California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA | display | Lima #6003, 1920 | Restored to operation in 1984. Retired from excursion service in 1999 due to California's ban on operating coal-fired steam locomotives. There are currently no plans on restoring back to operation. |
| 21 | 2-4-0 | 4'-8½" | V&T | California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA | display | Baldwin #3689, 1875 | Named J.W. Bowker. | |
| 1 (6) | 2-6-0 | 36" | Nevada Short Line (Utah & Northern) | California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA | display | Baldwin (Burnham) #4562, 1879 | ||
| 13 | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | V&T | California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA | display | Baldwin #3091, 1873 | Named Empire. | |
| 1010 | 1000 | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | AT&SF | California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA | restoration | Baldwin (Burnham) #19630, 1901 | Scott Special Featured in the TV series 'Death Valley Days' (1952-1970). Restoration to operating condition began in early November 2023. |
| 1903 (233) | 2-6-2T | 4'-8½" | SP (Central Pacific) | California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA | stored | CP (Sacramento), 01/1882 | From the Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA. | |
| 1 (3) | 4-2-4T | 4'-8½" | SP (Central Pacific) | California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA | display | Danforth, Cooke & Co. #277, 1863 | Named C.P. Huntington. This in the only surviving 4-2-4T type steam locomotive in North America. | |
| 1 | 4-4-0 | 4'-8½" | Central Pacific | California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA | display | Richard Norris & Son #1040, 1863 | Named Governor Stanford. | |
| 12 | 4-4-0 | 4'-8½" | V&T | California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA | display | M. Baird & Co #3090, 1873 | Named Genoa. | |
| 12 | 4-4-0 | 15" | California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA | stored | Named Sonoma. From Orland Newville & Pacific RR at the Glenn Co. Fairgrounds, Orland, CA. | |||
| 12 | 4-4-0 | 36" | NPC | California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA | display | Baldwin (Burnham) #3843, 1876 | Named Sonoma. | |
| 112 | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | NWP | California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA | display | Alco (Schenectady) #44956, 1908 | Only surviving North Western Pacific steam locomotive. | |
| 1915 | 4-6-2 | 19" | Overfair | California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA | display | Louis MacDermot, 1914 | Built for the 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition. Never operated. | |
| 2467 | P-8 | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | SP | California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA | display | Baldwin #54472, 01/1921 | Restored to operation in June 1999. Operated in excursion service until 2001. Placed on permanent display, though in serviceable condition. |
| 4294 | AC-12 | 4-8-8-2 | 4'-8½" | SP | California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA | display | Baldwin #70101, 1944 | Became the last Cab Forward built for the SP. Became the only surviving SP Cab Forward in preservation. |
| 1771 | M-8 | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | inside CSRM boiler and erecting shops, Sacramento, CA | stored | Baldwin (Burnham) #20389, 1902 | Stored inside the CSRM boiler and erecting shops. |
| 10 (5001) | 0-6-0T | 4'-8½" | Granite Rock (USATC) | near CSRM's locomotive works building, Sacramento, CA | operational | H.K. Porter #7461, 1942 | Taken out of service in 2011. Taken out of service again in 2020. Returned to operation in July 2025. | |
| 5021 | 5011 | 2-10-4 | 4'-8½" | AT&SF | Old Sacramento, Sacramento, CA | display | Baldwin #70827, 1944 | Was stored in the Belen, NM roundhouse. Donated to the CSRM in 1985. In 2026, a group has proposed to restore this locomotive to operational condition. |
| 2925 | 2900 | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | AT&SF | Old Sacramento, Sacramento, CA | display | Baldwin #69813, 1944 | Retired in 1955. Stored in the Belen, NM roundhouse. Donated to the CSRM in 1985. |
| 1237 | S-10 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | Amtrak (SP) Depot, Salinas, CA | display | Baldwin #49245, 1918 | From Central Ave Park. |
| 2 | 2-4-2T | 4'-8½" | Bear Harbor | Timber Heritage Association, Samoa, CA | stored | Burnham, Williams #15832, 1893 | Was abandoned in woods for many years along with 'Falk' (now in Eureka). From Arcata, then Timber Heritage Association, Glendale. | |
| 3 | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | ST&E (Delbeer & Carson Lumber) | Timber Heritage Association, Samoa, CA | stored | Baldwin #55248, 01/1922 | From the California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CA. | |
| 29 | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | Pacific Lumber | Timber Heritage Association, Samoa, CA | stored | Baldwin #34484, 1910 | From Eureka, then Timber Heritage Association, Glendale. | |
| 15 (4) | 90 ton | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | Hammond Lumber (Humbird Lumber) | Timber Heritage Association, Samoa, CA | stored | Baldwin #43563, 1916 | From Eureka, then Timber Heritage Association, Glendale. |
| 7 (1) | 50-2 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Arcata & Mad River (Lamson Logging) | Timber Heritage Association, Samoa, CA | stored | Lima #3014, 1918 | From Arcata, then Timber Heritage Association, Glendale. |
| 33 | 90-3 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Hammond Lumber | Timber Heritage Association, Samoa, CA | stored | Lima #3180, 1922 | From Arcata, then Timber Heritage Association, Glendale. |
| 2 (5) | B-S | 2-4-0 | 36" | CP&LE (Acme Brick) | Garner Hold Productions, San Bernardino, CA | restoration | H.K. Porter #7084, 1940 | Built as an 0-4-0T, Rebuilt at Cedar Point as a 2-4-0 renamed 'Jennie K.', Sent to Knott's Berry Farm for restoration assesment, Sold in 2017 in auction at Knotts to Garner Holt Production, under restoration and renamed 'B.C. Holt'. |
| E | 4-4-0 | 22" | San Francisco Zoo, San Francisco, CA | operational | Cagney, 1904 | |||
| 5 (9419) | 0-4-0 | 4'-8½" | AT&SF (Santa Fe Terminal) | History Park at Kelley Park, San Jose, CA | display | Baldwin (Burnham) #17333, 01/1900 | Named Little Buttercup. From the California State Railroad Museum. | |
| 1215 | S-10 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | History Park at Kelley Park, San Jose, CA | display | Baldwin #39832, 1913 | From Portola. |
| 1298 | S-10 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | Harvey West Park, Santa Cruz, CA | display | Baldwin #46313, 1917 | Displayed without tender. |
| 870 (874) | 870 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | AT&SF | Heritage Park at Mora Dr, Santa Fe Springs, CA | display | Baldwin #27706, 1906 | From Madrid, NM. Displayed with tender from #874. |
| 2 (800) | 2-4-0 | 36" | Lehigh Stone | Pacific Coast Railroad, Santa Margarita, CA | operational | Vulcan Iron Works (Wilkes-Barre) #3837, 1921 | From Cedar Point, then Wild World, Largo, MD, then Cleveland, then became the Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman engine. | |
| 3 (1) | 2-6-2 | 36" | Laurel Valley Plantation (Barker & LePine) | Pacific Coast Railroad, Santa Margarita, CA | operational | H.K. Porter #1790, 1897 | Named Melodia. From Space City USA then Carowinds Amusement Park, Charlotte. Converted from an 0-6-2RT to 2-6-2 in 1964 by Crown Metal Products. | |
| 1 | 25 ton | 4-4-0 | 36" | Astroworld | Pacific Coast Railroad, Santa Margarita, CA | restoration | Guiberson-Harpur, 1968 | Named Caroline. From the defunct Six Flags AstroWorld, Houston, TX. Awaiting boiler replacement. |
| 0-4-0T | 36" | Gold Strike Express (Cortez Mines) | private residence, Santa Margarita, CA | stored operational | H.K. Porter #1196, 07/1890 | Named Anne Marie. Originally built as 30' gauge. From Hacienda Hotel & Casino, Boulder City, NV, then Tom , Gazsi and Gary Smith Hayward, CA. Current location is unclear. May be the Pacific Coast Railroad. | ||
| 1500 | 0-6-0T | 19" | Overfair | Rancho Santa Margarita, Santa Margarita, CA | restoration | Louis MacDermot, 1914 | Damaged in Swanton Pacific CZU fire in August 2020. Will eventually be converted into a 2-6-0 type. | |
| 1912 | 4-6-2 | 19" | Swanton Pacific (Overfair) | Rancho Santa Margarita, Santa Margarita, CA | restoration | Louis MacDermot, 1914 | Built for 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition. Entire locomotive collection moved from Swanton Pacific, Davenport, CA after CZU fire in 2020. | |
| 1913 | 4-6-2 | 19" | Swanton Pacific (Overfair) | Rancho Santa Margarita, Santa Margarita, CA | restoration | Louis MacDermot, 1914 | Built for 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition. Damaged in Swanton Pacific CZU fire in August 2020. | |
| 1914 | 4-6-2 | 19" | Swanton Pacific (Overfair) | Rancho Santa Margarita, Santa Margarita, CA | restoration | Louis MacDermot, 1914 | Built for 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition. Damaged in Swanton Pacific CZU fire in August 2020. | |
| 5 (82) | 0-4-0ST | 4'-8½" | Pacific Gas & Electric (CRI&P) | Santa Maria, CA | display | CRI&P (Silvis) #1884 | Built as an 0-4-0T T, from Railtown 1897 State Historic Park. | |
| 14 | 2-8-0 | 4'-8½" | D&NE | Prancers Farm, Santa Paula, CA | stored | Baldwin #40875, 1913 | From the Fillmore & Western which ceased operations in 2021. Purchased by Sierra Northern. Will need repairs to operate again. | |
| 4-2-4 | 24" | Neverland Valley Railroad | Neverland Ranch, Santa Ynez, CA | unknown | Chance | Propane fired C.P. Huntington replica. | ||
| 1 (2) | 4-4-0 | 36" | Neverland Valley Railroad (Carowinds) | Neverland Ranch, Santa Ynez, CA | stored | Crown Metal Products (Elizabeth) #37936, 1973 | Named Katherine after Michael Jackson's mom). From Carowinds Amusement Park, Charlotte, then Timber Rail Village, White River Junction, VT, Helm & Sons Amusement Co, and Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch. Last operated in 2006. Sold and location unknown. | |
| 2472 | P-8 | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | SP | Northwestern Pacific Railroad, Schellville, CA | overhaul | Baldwin #54477, 1921 | Owned by the GGRM. Previously operated at the Niles Canyon Railway. Taken out of service in September 2015. Returned to operation in October 2021. Taken out of service on 04/2024 to undergo 1,472-day inspection and overhaul. |
| 4'-8½" | riverbank, Soda Springs, CA | sunk | ||||||
| 1 | 2-6-0 | 15" | Traintown Railroad Park, Broadway, Sonoma, CA | operational | Winton Engineering, 1960 | |||
| 5212 | 4-6-4 | 15" | Traintown Railroad Park, Broadway, Sonoma, CA | operational | Ray Nieracker, 1950s | From Sonoma Train Town, Sonoma, CA. | ||
| 3 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | PLC | Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora, CA | display | Lima #2297, 1910 | ||
| 737 (216) | E-31 | 4-4-0 | 4'-8½" | UP (SP) | The Double T, Stevenson, CA | display | Baldwin #8395, 1887 | From Portola. Some list this locomotive in Merced or Turlock. |
| 334 | MK-71 | 2-8-2 | 4'-8½" | WP | Western Railway Museum, Suisun City, CA | stored | Alco (Schenectady) #67972, 1929 | |
| 94 | TP-29 | 4-6-0 | 4'-8½" | WP | Western Railway Museum, Suisun City, CA | display | Alco (Brooks) #46419, 1909 | Featured in Pollyanna. Used in excursion service until 1986. |
| 1269 | S-12 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA | stored | SP (Sacramento), 1921 | |
| 7 | 2-4-4-2 | 4'-8½" | Deep River Logging (Columbia River Belt Line) | Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA | operational | Baldwin #33463, 1909 | Named Skookum. Only surviving 2-4-4-2. From Mineral, WA, then the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad, Garibaldi, OR. Restored to operation by the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad in late 2018. Will be relocated to Willits, CA. | |
| 1744 | M-6 | 2-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA | restoration | Baldwin #19671, 1901 | From the Tarantula Train, Fort Worth, TX, then the New Orleans & Gulf Coast Railway Company, Belle Chase, LA, then the San Luis & Rio Grande Railroad, Alamosa, CO. Will debut at the Niles Canyon Railway soon. |
| 30 | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | Sierra | Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA | restoration | Baldwin #55412, 05/1922 | Operated as the primary locomotive on the Castro Point Railway. Being restored to operation. | |
| 2 | 2-6-2T | 4'-8½" | Quincy RR | Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA | stored | Alco #66032, 12/1924 | Taken out of service in 2017. Stored while awaiting restoration. | |
| 3 | 2-6-2T | 4'-8½" | Robert Dollar | Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA | operational | Alco (Schenectady) #67544, 11/1927 | Traded to PLA from the Western Railway Museum, Suisun City, CA. | |
| 4 | 2-6-6-2T | 4'-8½" | Clover Valley | Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA | operational | Baldwin #57684, 03/1924 | Ran test runs in the summer of 2012. | |
| 2479 | P-10 | 4-6-2 | 4'-8½" | SP | Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA | restoration | Baldwin #57228, 1923 | From the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA. To be restored to operation. |
| 5 | 86 ton | Heisler3Tr | 4'-8½" | PLC | Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA | stored | Heisler #1268, 1913 | Once used on the Castro Point Railway. |
| 12 | 75 ton | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | PLC (Sierra) | Niles Canyon Railway, Sunol, CA | stored | Lima #789, 1903 | Previously used on the Castro Point Railway. Once temporarily stored at Peralta & Shinn, Fremont, CA. |
| 2839 | H1c | 4-6-4 | 4'-8½" | Atlantic Central (CPR) | The Nethercutt Collection and Museum, Sylmar, CA | display | Montreal Locomotive Works, 1937 | From Allentown, PA. Appeared in Coal Miner's Daughter. |
| 1293 | S-14 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | Powers Park, Tracy Blvd, Tracy, CA | display | Lima #6761, 1924 | |
| 2 | 37 ton | Heisler2Tr | 4'-8" | WSL | West Side Memorial Park, Tuolumne, CA | display | Stearns Manufacturing #1038, 1899 | Built as 36" gauge. |
| 3 | 0-4-0T | 36" | Detroit Yukon Mining | Tom Gazi, unknown, CA | private restoration | H.K. Porter #3024, 04/1904 | Incorrectly identified as Northern Light, Power, Coal & Transportation; currently somewhere in southern California. | |
| 3751 | 3751 | 4-8-4 | 4'-8½" | AT&SF | Amtrak/Redondo Junction Shops, Vernon, CA | operational | Baldwin #60004, 1927 | SBRHS Restored to operation in late 1991. Featured in 'Boots Malone', 'Key to the City', 'There Goes a Train', 'Pearl Harbor', and more. Taken out of service in 2017. Returned to operation on September 21, 2022. Equipped with Positive Train Control. |
| 4 | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | Yosemite Lumber | Sierra Nevada Logging Museum, White Pines, CA | display | Lima #3092, 1920 | From Nevada State Railroad Museum, Boulder City. Ran on compressed air in 2013. | |
| 1 | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Bechtel Kaiser Rock (Folsom State Prison) | Baldo Locomotive Works, Willits, CA | display | Alco (Cooke) #66311, 02/1926 | From Roots of Motive Power. | |
| 4 | 2-6-2 | 4'-8½" | Long Bell Lumber | Baldo Locomotive Works, Willits, CA | stored | From Gene Autry, Melody Ranch, Newhall, CA, formerly part of the Fred Kepner collection, Merrill, OR. Slope-back tender. | ||
| 11 | 401 | 0-4-0CA | 18" | Socrates Mine | Roots of Motive Power, Willits, CA | display | EIMCO | |
| 202 (3) | 14 ton | 0-4-0T | 4'-8½" | Pacific Portland Cement | Roots of Motive Power, Willits, CA | operational | H.K. Porter #5512, 1913 | From Clarksburg. Restored to operation in 2022. Privately owned. |
| 2 (7) | 2-6-2T | 4'-8½" | Port of Olympia (Mason County Logging) | Roots of Motive Power, Willits, CA | private operational | Baldwin #34666, 1910 | Restored to operation by the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, Elbe, WA. | |
| 14 | 2-6-2T | 4'-8½" | CA Western | Roots of Motive Power, Willits, CA | display | Baldwin #58050, 1924 | From Fort Bragg, CA. Awaiting restoration back to operation. | |
| 8 | 2-6-6-2T | 4'-8½" | Rayonier | Roots of Motive Power, Willits, CA | stored | Baldwin #58064, 1924 | From Shelton, then Chehalis, WA. Awaiting restoration back to operation. | |
| 4 (38) | B | Climax2Tr | 4'-8½" | Pacific Lumber (Holmes-Eureka Lumber) | Roots of Motive Power, Willits, CA | restoration | Climax #1621, 1922 | Boiler is being inspected to determine if a restoration to operation is possible. |
| 1 (6) | 47 ton | Heisler2Tr | 4'-8½" | Bluestone Mining & Smelting (Blake Brothers) | Roots of Motive Power, Willits, CA | operational | Heisler #1351, 1916 | From Eureka, CA, then the Timber Heritage Association, Samoa, CA. |
| 2978 | Shay2Tr | 4'-8½" | Robert Dollar | Roots of Motive Power, Willits, CA | display | #2978 | From Rio Vista Jct. | |
| 7 (2) | Shay3Tr | 4'-8½" | KL&LC (St. Regis Paper) | Roots of Motive Power, Willits, CA | stored | Lima #3346, 11/1929 | From Tacoma, WA. | |
| 1233 | S-10 | 0-6-0 | 4'-8½" | SP | SP Depot, Woodland, CA | display | Baldwin #49160, 1918 | Once used on the Yolo Shortline, Clarksburg, CA. Awaiting possible restoration. |
Resources for Steam Locomotives in California, USA
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