Eureka (locomotive)

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
• UIC	2′B n
Gauge	3 ft (914 mm)
Driver dia.	42 in (1,067 mm)
Loco weight	22 short tons (20.0 t)
Fuel type	Wood
Boiler pressure	120 psi (0.83 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	12 in × 16 in (300 mm × 410 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number	3763
Model	8-18 C
Build date	July 1875

*Eureka*
Eureka
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number	3763
Model	8-18 C
Build date	July 1875
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-4-0
• UIC	2′B n
Gauge	3 ft (914 mm)
Driver dia.	42 in (1,067 mm)
Loco weight	22 short tons (20.0 t)
Fuel type	Wood
Boiler pressure	120 psi (0.83 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	12 in × 16 in (300 mm × 410 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	5,595 lbf (24.89 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Eureka and Palisade Railroad, Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company, Warner Brothers Entertainment
Numbers	4, SNW&L 5 in 1902
Retired	1902 (E&P); 1938 (SNW&L); 1976 (WB)
Restored	1991
Current owner	Daniel Markoff
Disposition	Operational; privately owned
	Eureka Locomotive
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Address Restricted
Nearest city	Las Vegas, Nevada
Coordinates	36.227330°N 115.209348°W
Built	1875
NRHP reference No.	94001575
Added to NRHP	January 12, 1995

The Eureka is a privately owned 3 ft (914 mm) gauge steam locomotive based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is one of three preserved Baldwin class 8-18 C 4-4-0 locomotives in the United States, of which it is the only operable example. It is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.

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