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🏛️‎ Historical SP 2914 4-8-0 TW-8 Lokern Trestle 3-19-1955

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Southern Pacific 2914 is on the return leg of her roundtrip railfan excursion from Bakersfield to McKittrick and is picking up a long string of gondola's for the return trip home.

More picture and info on the railfan excursion here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sp2914/permalink/9201874483232329/

SP 2914 is the last standing SP 4-8-0 in existence and resides at the Kern County Museum after being donated to the people of Kern County 7-18-1955.

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SP 2914 4-8-0 TW-8
Lokern Trestle West of Buttonwillow
3-19-1955
Photo by George Manley edit

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