McCloud Railway 19

McCloud Railway 19
McCloud Railway 19
	No. 19 hauling a flatcar train on the Yreka Western, on November 1, 2008
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number	42000
Build date	April 1915
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Driver dia.	48 in (1.219 m)
Fuel type	New: Coal; Now: Oil;
Boiler pressure	180 psi
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	20 in × 28 in (508 mm × 711 mm)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	60 mph (97 km/h)
Tractive effort	36,680 lbf (163.16 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Caddo and Choctaw Railroad; United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Company; Cia de Real del Monte y Pachuca Railroad; McCloud Railway; Yreka Western Railroad; Oregon, Pacific and Eastern Railway (leased); Age of Steam Roundhouse;
Numbers	C&CRR 4; USSR&MC 2069; CRMP 105; MCR 19; YW 19; OPE 19;
Nicknames	R.L Rowan; Pancho;
Retired	June 8, 1953 (revenue service); November 2008 (2nd excursion service);
Restored	1955 (1st excursion service)
Current owner	Age of Steam Roundhouse
Disposition	Undergoing restoration to operating condition
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McCloud Railway 19 is a preserved 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive, built in April 1915 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) for the Caddo and Choctaw Railroad (C&CRR), United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Company (USSR&MC), McCloud River Railroad (MCR), Yreka Western Railroad (YW), and the Oregon, Pacific, and Eastern Railway (OPE). The engine operated on the Yreka Western before being moved up to Cottage Grove, Oregon to run on the OP&E. In the late 1980s, No. 19 was sent back down to Yreka, California to run on the YW. In April 1994, the engine returned to McCloud, California to run a series of excursions on the McCloud, Railway. It has since been used in the films Emperor of the North Pole and Stand By Me. As of 2025, No. 19 is undergoing its FRA inspection to return to operation at the Age of Steam Roundhouse in Sugarcreek, Ohio.