The

Southern Pacific The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...

Class Mt-5 is a class of 4-8-2 Mountain

steam locomotive A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ...

s built between 1929 and 1930 by the Southern Pacific's own

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shops. There were 10 locomotives built in the class. They were retired between 1953 and 1958. None survived into preservation.

References

* Steam locomotives of the United States 4-8-2 locomotives Mt-5 Railway locomotives introduced in 1929 Standard gauge locomotives of the United States Scrapped locomotives {{steam-loco-stub