-Photo contributed by Brian T. Wise
Wheel Arrangement: 2-6-6-2t
Tank or tender type: Split saddle
tank
Build date: 1924
Serial number: 57684
Driver diameter: 45 in.
Boiler pressure: 200 psi
Cylinder dimensions: 17 & 26x24
in
Grate area: 26 sq ft
Tractive effort:
38,000 lbs
Weight:
221,000 lbs
Fuel: 1,200 gal oil
Water capacity: 2,500 gal
1924-1956:
Clover Valley Lumber Co. #4,
Loyalton, CA.
1956 – 1957:
Feather River Lumber Company #4, Loyalton, CA.
1957 – 1976:
Tahoe Timber Company #4, Reno, NV. (Used
as stationary boiler)
1974: Donated to the Pacific Locomotive Association, Richmond, CA.
1979-1986: Operated
on the Castro Point Railway, Richmond, CA.
1986-2004: Stored, Fremont, CA.
January 2005-present: Stored, Sunol, CA.
1986:
Precision Scale Company imported O scale brass models of #4.
This Baldwin Mallet was built for the Clover Valley Lumber Company of Loyalton,
California as their #4. In December of 1956,
#4 was sold to the Feather River Lumber Company, where a red feather replaced
the green clover on the saddle tanks. #4's time at Feather River lasted
only one year before the Mallet was sold to the Tahoe Timber Company at Jackpot,
Nevada, near Reno. #4 was used by Tahoe Timber as a stationary boiler for
their mill before being retired from that duty in the 1960s. After the
mill was removed, #4 was left on a section of track surrounded by a fence until
being rescued in 1974 by the Pacific Locomotive Association of Richmond, CA. The PLA restored
#4 to operational condition and operated it on their Castro Point Railway until 1986 when the PLA moved their operations to
Niles Canyon. #4 was the last steam locomotive to be operated at the old
Castro Point operation, being used to move equipment to the Richmond Belt
interchange for shipment to Niles Canyon. After that, #4 was stored in a warehouse in Fremont,
CA until January 2005. On January 8th, the Mallet, along with other stored
PLA equipment, was moved to join the rest of the collection at the Niles Canyon
Railway.
Drawing:
#4 as operated by the Pacific Locomotive Association
Photo: Clover Valley #4 at Loyalton in 1947 - Martin E. Hansen Collection
Photo: 1974 - #4 being moved to Richmond, CA - Howard P. Wise photo
Photo: 1974 - #4's front engine after being unloaded at Richmond, CA - Howard P. Wise photo
