Southern Pacific 975 is a 2-10-2 steam locomotive, built in 1918 by American Locomotive Company at the former Brooks Locomotive Works plant in Dunkirk, New York. It entered service on Southern Pacific subsidiary Texas and New Orleans Railroad in March 1918, where it worked until its retirement in 1957.

Southern Pacific (T&NO) 975
Southern Pacific No. 975 at the Illinois Railway Museum
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderAmerican Locomotive Company, Brooks plant
Serial number57978
Build dateJanuary 1918
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-10-2
 • UIC1′E1′ h2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.64 in (1.626 m)
Length94 ft 10 in (28.91 m)
Width10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)
Axle load59,600 lb (27,000 kg; 27.0 t)
Adhesive weight282,000 lb (128,000 kg; 128 t)
Loco weight352,000 lb (160,000 kg; 160 t)
Total weight525,500 lb (238,400 kg; 238.4 t)
Fuel capacity3,100 US gal (12,000 L; 2,600 imp gal)
Water cap.10,000 US gal (38,000 L; 8,300 imp gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area63 sq ft (5.9 m2)
Boiler pressure200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface4,462 sq ft (414.5 m2)
Superheater:
 • Heating area950 sq ft (88 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size27.5 in × 32 in (698 mm × 813 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort63,300 lbf (281.6 kN)
Career
OperatorsTexas and New Orleans Railroad
ClassF-1
Numbers975
NicknamesDeks
DeliveredMarch 1918
Retired1957
PreservedFebruary 2, 1957
Current ownerIllinois Railway Museum
DispositionOn static display

The T&NO donated the locomotive to the city of Beaumont, Texas, on February 2, 1957, with the project spearheaded by then Mayor Jimmie P. Cokinos. No. 975 is now preserved in static display at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. It is one of only two Southern Pacific locomotives of this wheel arrangement to be preserved; the other is 982, which has moved to Union Station, Minute Maid Baseball Park in Houston, Texas in 2005.[1]

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Further reading

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  • Diebert, Timothy S. & Strapac, Joseph A. (1987). Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive Conpendium. Shade Tree Books. ISBN 0-930742-12-5.
  • Illinois Railway Museum. "Roster of Equipment: Southern Pacific 975". Retrieved April 3, 2006.