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{{Infobox locomotive
| name = Southern Pacific 5021
| powertype = Steam
| image = File:Southern PacificSP 5021 SP2San Bernardino, CA February locomotive1972.jpg
| caption =Photo of Southern Pacific 5021 as it appearedin1962February 1972
| operator = [[Southern Pacific Railroad]]
| fleetnumbers =SP5021
| whytetype = [[4-10-2]]
| cylindercount = 3
| builder = [[American Locomotive Company]] (ALCO)
| builddate = 1926
| serialnumber = 66793
| weightondrivers = {{convert|317,500|lb|abbr=on}}
| driverdiameter = {{convert|63+1/2|in|0|abbr=on}}
| gauge = {{track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}
| boilerpressure = {{convert|225|psi|abbr=on}}
| cylindersize = (inside) {{convert|25|x|28|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} [[Bore (engine)|dia]] × [[Stroke (engine)|stroke]]<br />(outside) {{convert|25|x|32|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} dia × stroke
| tractiveeffort = {{convert|84,200|lbf|abbr=on}}<br />{{convert|96,540|lbf|abbr=on}} with [[booster engine|booster]]
| maxspeed = {{convert|70|mph|0|abbr=on}} (Passenger Service) <br>
| tendercap = {{convert|16,152|USgal|abbr=on}} [[water]]<br />{{convert|4,912|USgal|abbr=on}} [[fuel oil]]
| numinclass = 49
| operatorclass = [[Southern Pacific class SP-2|SP-2]]
| retiredate = 1955, {{small|(revenue service)}}<br>1963 {{small|(excursion service)}}
| restoredate = 1961
| currentowner = Railway and Locomotive Historical Society
| disposition = On static display at the [[Fairplex railway exhibit|Los Angeles County Fairgrounds (RailGiants Train Museum)]],in [[Pomona, California]]
}}
[['''Southern Pacific Railroad]] (SP) number '''5021''' is an [[Southern Pacific class SP-2|SP-2]] class [[4-10-2]] [[steam locomotive]] built in 1926 by [[American Locomotive Company|ALCO]] at their [[Schenectady, New York]], shops. It is the only member of this class of SP locomotives to be preserved, and it is one of only five 3three-cylinder locomotives preserved in [[North America]].
 
==History==
It was designed to haul mixed freight and passenger trains over the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] range between [[northern California]] and [[Nevada]]. Later in its career, 5021 was shifted to service in [[Oregon]], until its retirement in 1955. SP donated 5021 to the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society on March 8, 1956. It was restored to operating condition in 1961 and ran until 1963 in the Pomona Fairplex. In the early 1970's, a Possible excursion career for the 5021 was being arranged by the Santa Fe, but the plans were scrapped. 5021 sat in San Bernardino till 1976 when it was moved back to the museum when Southern Pacific 4449 was on display with the American Freedom Train in the [[Los Angeles County Fairgrounds]].
The locomotive was built in 1926 by [[American Locomotive Company|Alco]]. It was designed to haul mixed freight and passenger trains over the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] range between [[northern California]] and [[Nevada]]. Later in its career, No. 5021 was shifted to service in [[Oregon]], where it remained until its retirement in 1955.
 
Southern Pacific donated 5021 to the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society on 8 March 1956. In 1961 it was fired up and used for operation on the museum's spur line. However, the Southern Pacific did not like this, so they were forced to pull the tracks in 1963. Following this, 5021 was stored in the [[railway roundhouse|roundhouse]] of the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]]. While it was stored, a possible excursion career for 5021 was being arranged by the Santa Fe, but the plans were dropped.
5021 is on permanent display at the [[Fairplex railway exhibit|Los Angeles County Fairgrounds]] in [[Pomona, California]].
 
5021 sat in Southern Pacific's [[San Bernardino Santa Fe Depot|San Bernardino yard]] until 1975, when it was moved to the Southern Pacific Taylor Yard in Glendale, CA. Shortly after, it was moved back to the [[RailGiants Train Museum]], when the [[Southern Pacific class GS-4|GS-4]] class [[Southern Pacific 4449|4449]] was on display with the American Freedom Train in the [[Los Angeles County Fairgrounds]]. As of 2023, 5021 is on permanent display at the [[Fairplex railway exhibit]] in [[Pomona, California]].
The engine itself made a [[cameo appearance]] in the 1994 [[Kidsongs]] Video: ''Boppin' with the Biggles'', and also played the ghost train in the 1991 film [[Sometimes They Come Back (film)|''Sometimes They Come Back'']].
 
== In popular culture ==
 
* No. 5021 made an appearance as ''The Ghost Train'' in a 1991 made-for-television horror film ''[[Sometimes They Come Back (film)|Sometimes They Come Back]]'', using [[Norfolk and Western 1218]]'s whistle instead of its real whistle.
 
== References ==
* {{cite book|author1=Diebert, Timothy S. |author2=Strapac, Joseph A. |name-list-style=amp | title=Southern Pacific Company Steam Locomotive ConpendiumCompendium| publisher=Shade Tree Books| year=1987| isbn=0-930742-12-5}}
 
== External linklinks ==
* [http://www.railgiants.org/southern-pacific.htm Southern Pacific 5021]
{{Commons}}
 
[[Category:Southern Pacific Railroad locomotives|5021]]
[[Category:ALCO locomotives]]
[[Category:4-10-2 locomotives]]
[[Category:Preserved steam locomotives of the United States]]▼
[[Category:Standard gauge locomotives of the United States]]
[[Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1926]]
[[Category:Preserved steam locomotives of California]]
▲[[Category:Preserved steamIndividual locomotives of the United States]]

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