SP 4294

Southern Pacific #4294 is the sole surviving "cab-forward" steam locomotive.

About
4294 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as the last steam locomotive for the Southern Pacific. The engine worked on mountain routes over the Sierra Nevada, often on the Donner Pass, for 12 years until being retired in 1956.

4294 was decided to be preserved when the Southern Chapter of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society were able to convince the Southern Pacific to preserve a Cab-Forward. It was originally displayed along with the C.P. Huntington at SP Sacramento station until May 1981. It was subsequently donated to the California State Railroad Museum, where it still resides today.