Granite Rock Co. 10
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Granite Rock Company No. 10 is a preserved S100 class 0-6-0T steam locomotive built in 1942 by H.K. Porter for the United States Transportation Corps.
History
[edit]Army service
[edit]No. 10 was built in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by H.K. Porter in 1942, for the United States Transportation Corps. (USATC), originally No. 5001, it served in the Army depot in Tracy, California.[1][2]
Industrial service
[edit]After World War II, in 1947, No. 5001 was sold to the Granite Rock Company of Watsonville, California and given the number 10.[3] The locomotive worked at the company's A.R. Wilson quarry in Aromas, California until the 1950s, when it was replaced by diesel locomotives and taken out of service.[4]
Preservation
[edit]No. 10 stayed in Granite Rock's yards, until Bruce Woolpert the president and CEO, started a restoration effort in 1988 The work was undertaken at the shops of the California State Railroad Museum. The company donated No. 10 to the museum in 1997.[4][5] The restoration work included a new boiler built by the Dixon Boilerworks, in Los Angeles.[6] The locomotive was fully restored to operating condition by May 1997, and became the principle motive power of the museum's Sacramento Southern Railroad excursion railroad.[1][2][7]
On August 29, 1997, No. 10 was operated by an all-female crew to mark the anniversary of the ratification of the 19th. Amendment.[8]
In 2010, No.10 was loaned to the Niles Canyon Railway for their steam festival.[9] The following year, No. 10 was taken out of service for extensive boiler repairs, before returning in April 11, 2015.[6]
As of 2024, No. 10 is still out of order as the museum is fixing some cylinder issues and reworking the valve bushings.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Granite Rock Steam Locomotive #10". TrainChasers.com. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Major and Ongoing Projects - California State Railroad Museum". www.californiarailroad.museum. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "California State Railroad Museum - www.rgusrail.com". www.rgusrail.com. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ a b Brockmann, Dave (May 17, 1997). "Museum Quality: Granite Rock locomotive finds new life in Sacramento". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Vol. 140, no. 136.
- ^ Woolpert, Rose Ann (February 14, 2013). Engine Number Ten: A Nearly True Tale. Graniterock.
- ^ a b "Railway Preservation News • View topic - Granite Rock No. 10 -- Cal. State RR Museum". rypn.org. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ Guide to Tourist Railroads and Museums 2001. Kalmbach Publishing Company, Books Division. 2001.
- ^ Hecteman, Kevin W. (2009). Sacramento Southern Railroad. Arcadia Publishing. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-7385-6986-4.
- ^ Richards, Sam (March 4, 2010). "Steam locomotives, and their fans, to gather in Sunol". East Bay Times.
