C. P. Huntington

*C. P. Huntington*
C. P. Huntington
	The C.P. Huntington at the California State Railroad Museum
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Cooke Locomotive Works
Serial number	277
Build date	October 1863
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-2-4T
• UIC	2′A2′ n2t
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.	54 in (1,372 mm)
Adhesive weight	18,500 lb (8,400 kilograms; 8.4 metric tons)
Loco weight	39,000 lb (18,000 kilograms; 18 metric tons)
Boiler pressure	125 lbf/in2 (862 kPa)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	11 in × 15 in (279 mm × 381 mm)
Valve gear	(?)
Valve type	Slide valves
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	3,571 lbf (15.88 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Central Pacific, Southern Pacific
Numbers	CP 3, SP 1, renum 1001 in 1891
Official name	C. P. Huntington
First run	April 15, 1864
Retired	1914
Current owner	California State Railroad Museum
Disposition	Static display

C. P. Huntington is a 4-2-4T steam locomotive on static display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California, USA. It is the first locomotive purchased by the Southern Pacific Railroad, carrying that railroad's number 1, and it is named after one of the Big Four who founded it.

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