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Pictures of SP 1487
 
Owner: Southern Pacific
Model:FM H-12-44Built As:USAX 1856 (H-12-44)
Serial Number:12L680Order No:
Frame Number:Built:1/1953
Notes:ex-USAX
Other locos with this serial:  USAX 1856(H-12-44) SP 1487(H-12-44)
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Locomotives of all types
Title:  Locomotives of all types
Description:  Niles Canyon Railroad Museum
Photo Date:  5/18/2011  Upload Date: 5/31/2011 5:39:11 PM
Location:  Sunol, CA
Author:  Mick Nussbaum
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  PLA 298(80Tonner) SP 1487(H-12-44) SP 2472(4-6-2) GGMX 9(44Tonner)
Views:  689   Comments: 0
Southern Pacific #1487
Title:  Southern Pacific #1487
Description:  Niles Canyon Railroad Museum - This locomotive was acquired in March, 1995 through the Department of General Services Surplus Property Program, which allows non-profit museums to obtain government surplus property. This engine was formerly U.S. Army #1856, based at Hawthorne, Nevada. Identical first generation locomotives of this type were purchased by the Southern Pacific, and were based almost exclusively in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the early 1950's, H-12-44's worked side-by-side with #2472 and other SP steam. They lasted until the mid 1970's. The FM diesel has been painted to replicate SP locomotive #1487, black overall with orange tiger stripes. The distinctive ash can oscillating headlights and number boards that were common to SP locomotives have been added as well.
Photo Date:  5/18/2011  Upload Date: 5/31/2011 6:04:09 PM
Location:  Sunol, CA
Author:  Mick Nussbaum
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  2588   Comments: 0
Golden Gate Railroad #9
Title:  Golden Gate Railroad #9
Description:  Niles Canyon Railroad Museum
Photo Date:  5/18/2011  Upload Date: 5/31/2011 6:05:20 PM
Location:  Sunol, CA
Author:  Mick Nussbaum
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44) GGMX 9(44Tonner)
Views:  746   Comments: 1
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description:  Southern Pacific #1487, a Fairbanks-Morse H-12-44, sits parked at Brightside Yard (located along the Niles Canyon Railway).
Photo Date:  2/3/2013  Upload Date: 2/14/2013 1:17:39 AM
Location:  Brightside, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  179   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description:  Southern Pacific H-12-44 #1487 sits parked at Brightside Yard at the Niles Canyon Railway.
Photo Date:  8/24/2013  Upload Date: 8/26/2013 3:25:01 AM
Location:  Brightside, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  196   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description:  Southern Pacific H-12-44 #1487 helps with switching duties in Brightside Yard at the Niles Canyon Railway.
Photo Date:  8/24/2013  Upload Date: 8/26/2013 3:30:05 AM
Location:  Brightside, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  358   Comments: 0
SP 3194 and SP 1487
Title:  SP 3194 and SP 1487
Description:  Southern Pacific GP9 #3194 and H-12-44 #1487 switch at Brightside Yard at the Niles Canyon Railway.
Photo Date:  8/24/2013  Upload Date: 8/26/2013 3:45:46 AM
Location:  Brightside, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 3194(GP9R) SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  404   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description:  Southern Pacific H-12-44 #1487 helps with switching duties in Brightside Yard at the Niles Canyon Railway.
Photo Date:  8/24/2013  Upload Date: 8/29/2013 3:27:30 AM
Location:  Brightside, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  196   Comments: 1
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description:  Southern Pacific H-12-44 #1487 helps with switching duties in Brightside Yard at the Niles Canyon Railway.
Photo Date:  8/24/2013  Upload Date: 8/29/2013 3:29:51 AM
Location:  Brightside, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  173   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description:  Southern Pacific H-12-44 #1487 helps with switching duties in Brightside Yard at the Niles Canyon Railway.
Photo Date:  8/24/2013  Upload Date: 8/29/2013 3:31:08 AM
Location:  Brightside, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  191   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description:  Southern Pacific H-12-44 #1487 helps with switching duties in Brightside Yard at the Niles Canyon Railway.
Photo Date:  8/24/2013  Upload Date: 8/29/2013 3:43:52 AM
Location:  Brightside, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  191   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description:  Southern Pacific H-12-44 #1487 helps with switching duties in Brightside Yard at the Niles Canyon Railway.
Photo Date:  8/24/2013  Upload Date: 8/29/2013 3:44:40 AM
Location:  Brightside, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  276   Comments: 0
Brightside Yard
Title:  Brightside Yard
Description:  Several vintage locomotives rest in Brightside Yard at the Niles Canyon Railway. The locomotives are Southern Pacific 1423 (EMD NW2), Western Pacific 713 (EMD GP7), Southern Pacific 3194 (EMD GP9), and Southern Pacific 1487 (Fairbanks-Morse H-12-44).
Photo Date:  5/10/2014  Upload Date: 11/21/2014 8:25:38 PM
Location:  Brightside, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Yard
Locomotives:  WP 713(GP7) SP 3194(GP9R) SP 1487(H-12-44) SP 1423(NW2)
Views:  520   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/30/2014  Upload Date: 9/3/2014 6:51:59 PM
Location:  Sunol, CA
Author:  Ben Margherone
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  174   Comments: 0
SP 2472
Title:  SP 2472
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/30/2014  Upload Date: 9/3/2014 7:07:06 PM
Location:  Sunol, CA
Author:  Ben Margherone
Categories:  Night,Station,Steam
Locomotives:  SP 2472(4-6-2) SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
Southern Pacific 1487 and Southern Pacific 2472 Night Time Photography Session
Title:  Southern Pacific 1487 and Southern Pacific 2472 Night Time Photography Session
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/30/2014  Upload Date: 7/18/2015 9:37:16 PM
Location:  Sunol, CA
Author:  Joseph C.
Categories:  Night,Station,Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44) SP 2472(4-6-2)
Views:  453   Comments: 0
Southern Pacific 1487 and Southern Pacific 2472 Night Time Photography Session
Title:  Southern Pacific 1487 and Southern Pacific 2472 Night Time Photography Session
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/30/2014  Upload Date: 7/18/2015 9:40:13 PM
Location:  Sunol, CA
Author:  Joseph C.
Categories:  Night,Station,Steam
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44) SP 2472(4-6-2)
Views:  1002   Comments: 0
Southern Pacific 1487 and Southern Pacific 2472 Night Time Photography Session
Title:  Southern Pacific 1487 and Southern Pacific 2472 Night Time Photography Session
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/30/2014  Upload Date: 7/18/2015 9:43:58 PM
Location:  Sunol, CA
Author:  Joseph C.
Categories:  Night,Station,Steam
Locomotives:  SP 2472(4-6-2) SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  553   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description:  Southern Pacific 1487, a recently restored Fairbank-Morse H-12-44, helps assemble the consist for the Niles Canyon Railway 2014 Labor Day Special at Brightside Yard. Though she was operational before this run, the 1487 was kept from revenue service due to engine malfunctions duriing acceleration. Interesting fact...SP 1487 is not a true SP unit. The 1487 is ex-US Army #1857 like her sister, No. 1856, which also resides at the Niles Canyon Railway, but is still painted in US Army colors.
Photo Date:  9/1/2014  Upload Date: 1/16/2015 4:15:40 AM
Location:  Brightside, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  272   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description:  Southern Pacific 1487, a recently restored Fairbank-Morse H-12-44, helps assemble the consist for the Niles Canyon Railway 2014 Labor Day Special at Brightside Yard. Though she was operational before this run, the 1487 was kept from revenue service due to engine malfunctions duriing acceleration. Interesting fact...SP 1487 is not a true SP unit. The 1487 is ex-US Army #1857 like her sister, No. 1856, which also resides at the Niles Canyon Railway, but is still painted in US Army colors.
Photo Date:  9/1/2014  Upload Date: 1/16/2015 4:42:15 AM
Location:  Brightside, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  152   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description:  Southern Pacific 1487, a recently restored Fairbank-Morse H-12-44, helps assemble the consist for the Niles Canyon Railway 2014 Labor Day Special at Brightside Yard. Though she was operational before this run, the 1487 was kept from revenue service due to engine malfunctions duriing acceleration. Interesting fact...SP 1487 is not a true SP unit. The 1487 is ex-US Army #1857 like her sister, No. 1856, which also resides at the Niles Canyon Railway, but is still painted in US Army colors.
Photo Date:  9/1/2014  Upload Date: 1/16/2015 4:43:17 AM
Location:  Brightside, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  129   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description:  Southern Pacific 1487, a recently restored Fairbank-Morse H-12-44, helps assemble the consist for the Niles Canyon Railway 2014 Labor Day Special at Brightside Yard. Though she was operational before this run, the 1487 was kept from revenue service due to engine malfunctions duriing acceleration. Interesting fact...SP 1487 is not a true SP unit. The 1487 is ex-US Army #1857 like her sister, No. 1856, which also resides at the Niles Canyon Railway, but is still painted in US Army colors.
Photo Date:  9/1/2014  Upload Date: 1/16/2015 10:48:18 PM
Location:  Brightside, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Yard,Action
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  181   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description:  Southern Pacific 1487, a recently restored Fairbank-Morse H-12-44, leads the Niles Canyon Railway Labor Day Special through toward the bridge at Farwell. Though she was operational before this run, the 1487 was kept from revenue service due to engine malfunctions duriing acceleration. Interesting fact...SP 1487 is not a true SP unit. The 1487 is ex-US Army #1857 like her sister, No. 1856, which also resides at the Niles Canyon Railway, but is still painted in US Army colors.
Photo Date:  9/1/2014  Upload Date: 1/16/2015 11:08:11 PM
Location:  Farwell, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  116   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description:  Southern Pacific 1487, a recently restored Fairbank-Morse H-12-44, leads the Niles Canyon Railway Labor Day Special toward the bridge at Farwell. Though she was operational before this run, the 1487 was kept from revenue service due to engine malfunctions duriing acceleration. Interesting fact...SP 1487 is not a true SP unit. The 1487 is ex-US Army #1857 like her sister, No. 1856, which also resides at the Niles Canyon Railway, but is still painted in US Army colors.
Photo Date:  9/1/2014  Upload Date: 1/16/2015 11:10:28 PM
Location:  Farwell, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  171   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description:  Southern Pacific 1487, a recently restored Fairbank-Morse H-12-44, chugs along the Niles Canyon Railway near Brightside Yard chasing SP 2472 and the Labor Day Special towards Sunol. Though she was operational before this run, the 1487 was kept from revenue service due to engine malfunctions duriing acceleration. Interesting fact...SP 1487 is not a true SP unit. The 1487 is ex-US Army #1857 like her sister, No. 1856, which also resides at the Niles Canyon Railway, but is still painted in US Army colors.
Photo Date:  9/1/2014  Upload Date: 1/17/2015 2:10:36 AM
Location:  Brightside, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  227   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description:  Southern Pacific 1487, a recently restored Fairbank-Morse H-12-44, leads the Niles Canyon Railway Labor Day Special through Sunol. Though she was operational before this run, the 1487 was kept from revenue service due to engine malfunctions duriing acceleration. Interesting fact...SP 1487 is not a true SP unit. The 1487 is ex-US Army #1857 like her sister, No. 1856, which also resides at the Niles Canyon Railway, but is still painted in US Army colors.
Photo Date:  9/1/2014  Upload Date: 1/17/2015 2:12:09 AM
Location:  Sunol, CA
Author:  Jamie West
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  163   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 9/15/2015 3:17:31 PM
Location:  Farwell, CA
Author:  Ben Margherone
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 9/15/2015 3:17:46 PM
Location:  Sunol, CA
Author:  Ben Margherone
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  132   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 9/15/2015 3:17:45 PM
Location:  Farwell, CA
Author:  Ben Margherone
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/5/2015  Upload Date: 9/15/2015 3:17:50 PM
Location:  Sunol, CA
Author:  Ben Margherone
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  191   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2017  Upload Date: 6/29/2017 2:51:18 AM
Location:  Brightside, CA
Author:  Ashley Rodriguez
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  293   Comments: 0
SP 1487
Title:  SP 1487
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/2019  Upload Date: 11/9/2023 7:16:56 PM
Location:  Sonoma, CA
Author:  Matt Petersen
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  55   Comments: 0
GGRM Move Through Sacramento
Title:  GGRM Move Through Sacramento
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/1/2020  Upload Date: 3/2/2020 10:01:46 PM
Location:  Sacramento, CA
Author:  Roseville Sacramento Railfan
Categories:  Roster,Night,Steam,Transit,Track,Action
Locomotives:  SP 1487(H-12-44)
Views:  186   Comments: 0

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