#12 Genoa (4-4-0)
Facts
Built |
January 1873 |
By |
Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia |
Serial No |
3090 |
Class | 27 1/2 D |
Empty weight | 65,000 |
Weight on drivers | 45,000 |
Tractive effort | 11,920 |
Boiler pressure | 130 |
Dimension |
16x24" / 48" / 28 tons |
Cost |
14,000 |
Status |
California State Railroad Museum |
Dimension |
16x24" / 56 3/4" / 34 tons |
Photos courtesy of the Special Collections Department, University of Nevada, Reno |
History
August 5, 1872 | Ordered |
January 1873 | Built at Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia. |
January 1873 | Shipped from Baldwin. |
February 17, 1873 | Arrived to Virginia & Truckee at Steamboat Spring. |
March 3, 1873 | Entered service. |
1874 | Straight air brakes was added. |
July 2, 1874 |
The locomotive Reno has been in the shop for several days undergoing repairs. The Genoa takes it place between this city (VC) and Reno for the present. |
November 12, 1874 |
Collision and Smash up - Genoa smashed up on the express train. Columbus to take its place until the Reno has its air brakes---- didn't write down all the article. |
August 30, 1875 |
The locomotive Reno, which has been drawing the through passenger train on the V&TRR for several months past, has gone into the shops in Carson for repairs. She will be thoroughly overhauled, her cylinders will be bored out and she is to be repainted. The Genoa which has just come out of the shop, will take her place on the road. |
1902 | Converted to the Sunflower stack. |
1905 | Virginia & Truckee Railway #12. |
1908 | Retired in Carson City. |
1938 | Sold to Eastern Railroads. |
1939-1940 | Reworked to look like Central Pacific #60 (Jupiter) for the New York World Fair. |
1940 | Presented to the Pacific Coast Chapter of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society to insure preservation. |
Stored in Bath and Hammondsport Railroad facilities, New York. | |
Moved to Western Pacific roundhouse in Oakland, California. | |
July 1957 | Genoa made a trip to San Francisco. |
1969 | Participated in the Gold Spike Centennial at Promontory, Utah dressed as Central Pacific's Jupiter. |
1969 | Donated to the state of Nevada. |
Today | Inside California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento. Restored to it's 1902 appearance. |
Builder's Specification
Specification for One Engines, Class 8/26C No 33 | |||
For Virginia & Truckee R. R. Aug 5th 1872 Drawing No. 2 | |||
Gauge of Road, | 4' 8½" | Pumps, No. & Kind, | 2 Brass |
Play, | 3/4" | Tom Chamber, | " |
Fuel, | Wood | Bottom Chamber, | " |
Boiler Material, | Steel Drawing No. 235 | Feed Cook, | 2 connected each side |
Diam, | " Pipes, | Iron | |
Plan, | Wagon Top | Check " , | Copper |
Domes, | One Chubbed + chalked inside | Checks | Brass casing |
Dome Casing, | Brass + outside covered with felt | Injectors, No. & Size, | None |
" Beads | Iron | Steam Pipes, | " |
Mud Drum, | None | Feed " , | " |
Jacket, | Russian Iron | Check " , | " |
Jacket Bands, | Brass Front Band Raised | Check, | " |
Safety Valves, | M. B. Hos Lock & Balance | Sand Box, Size, | Round, Large |
Gauge Cocks, | 3 | Body, | Brass |
Beads, | Iron | ||
Furnance Material, | Steel | Pipes, | " |
Length, | 65 | Cab, | Walnut |
Width, | 34 ½" | Pilot, | Iron, Round Bars |
Depth, | 65" | Truck, Plan, | 4 Wheel Swing Bolster |
Chamber, | None | Wheels, Diam., | 26" |
Hollow Stay, | " | Kind, | Plate B. J. |
Fire Brick, | " | Journals, Diam., | 4 ½" |
Tubes, Material, | Iron Copper rings, f. b. end | " Length, | 7 ½" |
Number, | 144 | Wheels Covers, | Brass Pipe |
Diam., | 2 | Tender Plan, | 8 wheels. Drawing No. |
Length, | 10' 10 3/8 | Frame, | Wood Square |
Steam Pipe, | Wrt Iron | Trucks, | Wrot Iron |
Grates, | Cast " | Wheels, Diam., | 26" |
Ash Pan, | Double Damper | Kind, | Plate P. J. High Bridge |
Cylinders, Diam., | 16 | Journals, Diam., | 3 ½" Axles 82" long |
Stroke, | 24 | " Length, | 6" |
Steam Ports, | 1 1/4 x 15 | Brakes, | Double iron beam |
Exhaust ", | 2 1/2 x 15 | Safety Chains, | Single |
Bridge, width, | 1 | Tool Boxes, | Top back |
Valve Motion, | Link | Tank Capacity, | 2200 Gallons 40" high |
Ecc. Throw, | 5" | ||
Valve Travel, | 5 ½" | Run Board, | Wood |
Lap, | 3/4" Os, 1/32 Js | Nosing, | Brass |
Lead, | 1/16" Os 1/16 | Steam Gauge, | " Stamp's |
Exhaust, | Double | Stand, | " |
Oilers, | In Cab | Bell " | No. 3 |
Casing, | Brass | Flag Fixtures, | " 1 |
Covers, | # | Hand Rail, | Brass |
Stm. Chst. Casing, | # | Oil Cups, | M. B. Co |
" " Covers, | Iron Brass Beads | Bumpers, | |
Piston Packing, | Spring | Number Plates, | Smoke Box Front |
Guides, | Iron, Case hardened | Name and Number | 12 Sharon Genoa 10/30/72 |
Crossheads, | Cast iron | ||
Rock Shafts, | Wrot iron Brass Capped | ||
Engine Frame, | Solid | Painting, | Best Passenger |
Braces, | # | ||
Drivers, diam., | 56 3/4 | ||
Centre diam., | 52 | ||
Journals ", | 7 | General Finish, | |
" Length, | 8 | ||
Tires, Kind, | Steel, All flanged, Corned as 27 ½ C 350 | ||
" Size, | 5½ x 2½ | ||
Wheel Covers, | Brass Pipe, monogram | Head Lamp | |
Throttle, Kind, | Balance | ||
Position | Dome | ||
Smk. Stack, Kind, | Yankee | Duplicate of 27½ C 350 except as marked changed. | |
Dia, Inside Pipe, | 16" | ||
Hight from Rail, | |||
Netting, | for wood |
Comments
The V&T #12 Genoa arrived to Steamboat Spring from Philadelphia.
The locomotive was ordered as the Wm. Sharon but the name was changed just before delivery. (Or was it after? In an inventory list it is name Sharon.)
A letter from Baldwin to the V&T on the order for Genoa notes that they would use the Yankee stack instead of the diamond stack.
The new Sunflower stack were Radley Hunter design.
Baldwin furnished the guts (screens, cones, baffles etc.)
The V.& T. made the shells. #12 Genoa and #13 Empire were the first to receive the new stack.
The locomotive was build by Baldwin.
The loco's had 56 3/4" drivers.
The Genoa was mainly used for passenger trains.
Source of information: V&T Locomotives by Koenig, Charlie Siebenthal, Mike Collins, Dale Darney.