Name/Title
Tijuana race train near the BorderEntry/Object ID
PSDA0457Description
San Diego and Arizona Railway train used to carry passengers to the race track in Tijuana, Mexico. Sitting for a photo on the US side of the border at San Ysidro. Elmer Hall is the fireman sitting in the cab of engine #50. Engine #101 sitting on the right.
Duplicate of PSDA0166, PSDA0065, PSDA0690, PSDA0824
Steam locomotive #50. Builder Baldwin, serial number 35983, built January 1911, class C-30, wheels 2-8-0, weight 137000 lbs., weight on drivers 122000 lbs., boiler preasure 180 lbs., drivers 50", Cylinder bore and stroke 20" x 24", Tractive effort 29400 lbs.
Purchased new. Scrapped by S.P. in Los Angeles December 14, 1950.
Steam locomotive #101. Builder Alco Schenectady, serial number 54664, built December 1914, class C-31, wheels 2-8-0, weight 224500 lbs., weight on drivers 197900 lbs., boiler preasure 210 lbs., drivers 57", Cylinder bore and stroke 22" x 30", Tractive effort 45470 lbs.
Leased to Southern Pacific and renumbered 2837 in 1918. Returned to SD&A and renumbered 101 in 1919. Original weight was 216500 lbs, 193000 lbs on the drivers, and 200 lbs boiler pressure. Scrapped January 14, 1953.Cataloged By
RPAcquisition
Accession
1999.012Source or Donor
Gerdes, MarianneAcquisition Method
DonationCopyright
Copyright Details
This photograph may not be reproduced in any manner without written permission and payment of appropriate fees to San Diego Historical Society, Photograph Collection, P.O. Box 81825, San Diego, CA. 92138.
Credit Line Must Read: San Diego Historical Society, Ticor Collection.
Negative # 7773-1