Utah Central Railway Locomotives

General Notes:

1. Utah Central Railway number 1 was a Baldwin 2-8-0, class 10/26E-236, ordered on August 29, 1895. It was shipped on November 1, 1895, and arrived in Salt Lake City on November 13, 1895. Cost, new, was $6,850 (plus freight and set-up). The Baldwin specification sheet showed that it was to have pilots fore and aft, two 28" sand boxes, LeChatelier water brake on the engine, in addition to Westinghouse air brakes on tender and train, with 8" air pump on engine, tender to hold 1,800 gallons of water; engine and tender to be painted black, with 'large plain gold' lettering, "UTAH CENTRAL RAILWAY" on tender tank collar, "U. C. Ry." on cab panel, "1" large on sides of tender tank, and on rear, and on the front number plate and the front sand box. The engine was guaranteed to haul 40 to 50 gross tons of cars and lading up a straight 6 percent grade.
2. Baldwin's price for this engine was $6,850 was to be paid one-quarter in cash ($1,712.50), the balance in 18 monthly payments; the Receiver's quarterly report for the three months ended September 30, 1895 (in Salt Lake Herald, October 20, 1895) shows $1,712.50 as "Part Payment of New Locomotive."

Notes:

1. Utah Central Railway number 1 was built in 1895; to Utah Central Railroad number 1 in 1898; to RGW number 01 in 1898 (narrow gauge operation ended in late July 1900); rebuilt to standard gauge in late August 1900, renumbered to RGW number 1; to D&RG 554 in April 1909; rebuilt to narrow gauge in October 1918, renumbered to D&RGW 306 on January 1, 1924; dismantled in January 1935

General Notes:

1. Utah Central Railway number 2 (1st) and 3 (1st) were out of service by early 1893; both numbers were re-used in late 1893 for second-hand Baldwin 2-8-0s (ex CV 13 and ex ARy&CCo number 3)
2. Individual locomotive specifications:

Notes:

1. Utah Central number 2 (1st) was built as U&N 13 in 1879; to U&N 17 in 1885; vacated and sold in September 1888 to Salt Lake & Fort Douglas 17, renumbered to SL&FD number 2 by November 15, 1888; to Utah Central Railway number 2 in 1890; out of service by late 1893, vacated by 1897; to Glasgow & Western Exploration Company for their Golconda & Adelaide Railway in late 1898 to early 1899, named "Pearl"; to Nevada Short Line Railroad number 1 in 1914; to Nevada Central Railroad number 6 in 1924; sold for "preservation" in 1938; stored until moved to California State Railroad Museum; restored to its Nevada Short Line appearance. (This is the only known preserved Utah & Northern locomotive.)
2. Utah Central number 3 (1st) was built as U&N 12 in 1879; to U&N 16 in 1885; to SL&FD number 3 in October 1887; renumbered to Utah Central Railway number 3 in 1890; out of service by late 1893, vacated by 1897-1898, likely scrapped due to poor condition

General Notes:

1. The former Cleveland & Canton 13 arrived in Utah at the end of December 1889 as part of the lot of former Cleveland & Canton equipment purchased by Utah Central in August 1889; after settling the freight charges, it entered service as as Utah Central number 2 in March 1890.
2. UCRy number 2 was upgraded as a result of a major overhaul in 1894 (see Salt Lake Tribune, August 18, 1894)

Notes:

1. Utah Central Railway number 2 (2nd) was built as Connotton Valley Railway number 13 in 1881, named "Carrollton"; to Cleveland & Canton Railroad 13 in 1885 (C&C was converted to standard gauge by November 1888); sold to New York Equipment Company (dealer); sold to John W. Young in August 1889; arrived in Salt Lake City lettered as a Utah Western locomotive (possibly UW 10); entered service as Utah Central Railway number 2 (2nd) in March 1890; to Utah Central Railroad number 2 in 1898; to RGW number 02 in July 1898; sold to Sumpter Valley Railway number 8 in October 1900; to Sumpter Valley 11 by 1906; dropped from equipment by June 30, 1916, scrapped (exact date unknown).

General Notes:

1. The former Cleveland & Canton 13 arrived in Utah at the end of December 1889 as part of the lot of former Cleveland & Canton equipment purchased by Utah Central in August 1889; after settling the freight charges, it entered service as as Utah Central number 2 in March 1890.

Notes:

1. Utah Central number 3 (2nd) was built in 1890 as Alberta Railway & Coal Company number 3; purchased by the Utah Central in early 1893; received in Salt Lake City on Thursday, March 9, 1893; to RGW 03 in July 1898 (narrow gauge operation ended in late July 1900); rebuilt to standard gauge in mid October 1900, renumbered to RGW number 13; to D&RG 555 on January 31, 1909; rebuilt to narrow-gauge in October 1918; renumbered to D&RGW 305 on January 3, 1924; dismantled in December 1927

Notes:

1. Utah Central Railway number 6 was built as U&N number 9 in 1879; to U&N 13 in 1885; to Salt Lake & Fort Douglas Railway number 6 in November 1887; to Utah Central Railway number 6 in 1890; out of service by late 1893, vacated by 1897-1898, likely scrapped due to poor condition

Notes:

1. Utah Central Railway number 7 was built as SL&FD 226 (its Lima construction serial number) in 1888, arrived in Salt Lake City on December 11, 1888; wrecked in late January 1889, repaired and returned to service in late June 1889 as SL&FD number 7; to Utah Central number 7 in 1890; vacated between March 1894 and March 1895 (compare 1894 and 1895 Utah Board of Equalization reports); sold to Oregon Lumber Company number 1, in service at Baker, Oregon; later sold in March 1920 to McKim & Company, also at Baker. (source at ShayLocomotives.com)

General Notes:

1. Individual locomotive specifications:

Notes:

1. Utah Central number 8 was built as U&N 20 in 1880; to U&N 24 in 1885; to SL&FD number 8 in August 1888; to Utah Central Railway number 8 in 1890; out of service by late 1893, vacated by 1897-1898, likely scrapped due to poor condition
2. Utah Central number 9 was built as U&N 21 in 1880; to U&N 25 in 1885; to SL&FD number 9 in August 1888; to Utah Central Railway number 9 in 1890; out of service by late 1893, vacated by 1897-1898, likely scrapped due to poor condition

General Notes:

1. The former Cleveland & Canton 13 arrived in Utah at the end of December 1889 as part of the lot of former Cleveland & Canton equipment purchased by Utah Central in August 1889; after settling the freight charges, it entered service as as Utah Central number 2 in March 1890.

Notes:

1. Utah Central Railway number 2 (2nd) was built as Connotton Valley Railway number 13 in 1881, named "Carrollton"; to Cleveland & Canton Railroad 13 in 1885 (C&C was converted to standard gauge by November 1888); sold to New York Equipment Company (dealer); sold to John W. Young in August 1889; arrived in Salt Lake City in January 1890 lettered as a Utah Western locomotive (possibly UW 10); entered service as Utah Central Railway number 2 (2nd) in March 1890.

General Notes:

1. (UW 11) was part of a a security agreement on November 4, 1891 between John W. Young and OSL&UN for Young's indebtedness for the unpaid freight charges for the move of the locomotive from Ohio to Utah in late 1889/early 1890

Notes:

1. Utah Central Railway (Utah Western) number 11 was built as Connotton Valley Railway number 6 in 1880, named "Kent"; to Cleveland & Canton Railroad number 6 in 1885 (C&C was converted to standard gauge by November 1888); sold to New York Equipment Company (dealer); sold to John W. Young in August 1889; arrived in Salt Lake City in January 1890 lettered as a Utah Western number 11; turned over to OSL&UN Ry not later than May 1893, account unpaid freight charges; not taken into OSL&UN roster, further disposition unknown.

General Notes:

1. (UW 12 ) was part of a a security agreement on November 4, 1891 between John W. Young and OSL&UN for Young's indebtedness for the unpaid freight charges for the move of the locomotive from Ohio to Utah in late 1889/early 1890

Notes:

1. Utah Central Railway (Utah Western) number 12 was built as Connotton Valley Railway number 16 in 1882, named "Wharf Rat"; to Cleveland & Canton Railroad number 16 in 1885 (C&C was converted to standard gauge by November 1888); sold to New York Equipment Company (dealer); sold to John W. Young in August 1889; arrived in Salt Lake City in January 1890 lettered as a Utah Western number 12; turned over to OSL&UN no later than May 1893, account unpaid freight charges
2. After OSL&UN took ownership in May 1893, the locomotive was stored out-of-service at Jordan spur on the former Utah & Nevada line until March 1897; rebuilt by OSL from its original 0-6-0T configuration, to a 2-6-0 tender locomotive and put in service in July 1897 as OSL number 4 on the former Utah & Nevada line (end of narrow gauge operations came in November 1902); OSL number 4 was sold to Sumpter Valley Railway in April 1903; traded to Eureka-Nevada Railway in 1912 (but did not leave Oregon); sold by E-N in May 1915, purchaser unknown.

General Notes:

1. These two 4-4-0s built by H. K. Porter in 1880 and 1882 were sold to John W. Young in August 1889, and shipped to Utah in January 1890. They were apparently purchased to serve on Young's Utah Western line, as passenger motive power for projected excursion trains between Salt Lake City and Great Salt Lake. There were numerous financial troubles fro Young in the 1890-1891 time period resulting in unpaid freight charges for the movement of these and three other ex Cleveland & Canton locomotives, along with passenger cars and freight cars. In April 1890, Young's railroad interests passed to a new Utah Central Railway, and by early 1893 many of the financial troubles were taken care of by either court-ordered auction or by outright sale by Utah Central. These two Porter locomotives were the subject of sales, with one going to Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs Railway. The other Porter 4-4-0 remained stored until its sale to an unknown buyer during 1895 or early 1896.
2. George Pitchard's research suggested that the second locomotive was either C&C 11 (Porter serial 465) or C&C 15 (Porter serial 473); Robert Lehmuth's builder list for H. K. Porter shows Porter serial number 473 (C&C 15) as the locomotive sold to Utah Western.

Notes:

1. Cleveland & Canton Railroad number 9 (Utah Central number 13 used here simply for convenience) was built as Connotton Valley Railway number 9 in 1880, named "Mogadore"; to Cleveland & Canton Railroad number 9 in 1885 (C&C was converted to standard gauge by November 1888); sold to New York Equipment Company (dealer); sold to John W. Young in August 1889; arrived in Salt Lake City in January 1890 lettered as a Utah Western engine (number not known, possibly UW 13); sold by Utah Central to pay unpaid freight charges; sold no later than March 1893 to Great Salt Lake & Hot Springs and rebuilt to standard gauge; in service by April 1893, later known to be Salt Lake & Ogden Railway 15; sold in 1911 to unknown purchaser.
2. Cleveland & Canton Railroad number 15 (Utah Central number 14 used here simply for convenience) was built as Connotton Valley Railway number 15 in 1882, named "Connotton"; to Cleveland & Canton Railroad number 15 in 1885 (C&C was converted to standard gauge by November 1888); sold to New York Equipment Company (dealer); sold to John W. Young in August 1889; arrived in Salt Lake City in January 1890 lettered as a Utah Western engine (number not known, possibly UW 14); stored out of service until sold by Utah Central at some time between March 1895 and March 1896 (compare 1895 and 1896 Utah Board of Equalization reports)

General Notes:

1. Utah Central Shay locomotive 327 was shipped from Lima on February 27, 1891.

Notes:

1. Utah Central 327 was built in 1891, arrived in Salt Lake City in mid March 1891; repossessed by Lima Locomotive & Machine Company on October 26, 1893 (possibly removed from Utah Central possession by May 1892); resold to Doty Lumber Company, Doty, Washington; sold to Doty Lumber & Shingle Company, in service as Elk Creek & Gray's Harbor Railroad number 2, Doty Washington; sold to Milwaukee Lumber Company number 2, St. Maries, Idaho; listed as "For Sale" on November 6, 1929. (source at ShayLocomotives.com)