"Sacramento Northern Photo Gallery"

Baldwin-Westinghouse #440

 

Sacramento Northern #440 - 40th and Shafter, 1948                                                                  William Larkins photo

Built by Baldwin -Westinghouse in May of 1918, #440 weighed about 107,000 and was rated for 1,300 tons on level track.  Used primarily between Sacramento and Chico this 400 horsepower locomotive was rated at less than 1000 tons on this route.

Sacramento Northern #440 - Switching at 40th and Shafter, Oakland, CA 1948                    William Larkins photo

Originally numbered #1040, and renumbered in 1930, the 440 was scrapped in 1955.

Sacramento Northern #440 - Switching at 41st and Shafter, Oakland, CA 1948

In late 1943 the 440 went to work on the Oakland Terminal Railway.  At that time, they were equipped with roof mounted "Key System Type" pantographs.

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