Utah & Pleasant Valley Railway
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(This is a work in progress; research continues.)
Locomotives
(This roster is based on the unpublished research done by George Pitchard.)
Utah and Pleasant Valley Railway — 1 locomotive
| Road Number |
First Number |
Wheel Arrrangement |
Builder | Builder Number |
Date Built |
Date To U&PV |
1883 D&RGW Number |
1886 D&RGW Number |
Date Vacated |
Notes |
| U&PV 1 (1st) | Aug 1878 | Before 1883 | 1 |
General Notes:
| a. | U&PV reported three locomotives on hand in March 1880; two locomotives were on hand when Baldwin number 3 arrived January 1880 George Pitchard wrote: What happened to the first No. 1 is not a matter of record, but it may be the 'locomotive boiler' in pump service at Cisco in 1883; it is the only one of the several boilers in such service so described, and as no known D&RG/D&RGW loco is scrapped so early, perhaps possibly this boiler is the remnant of the U&PV's first No. 1. |
Notes:
| 1. | Utah & Pleasant Valley number 1 (1st) came to U&PV in August 1878 from an unknown source; further disposition unknown. |
Utah & Pleasant Valley Railway 2-6-0 (0-6-0) — 1 locomotive
| Road Number |
First Number |
Builder | Builder Number |
Date Built |
Date To U&PV |
1883 D&RGW Number |
1886 D&RGW Number |
Date Vacated |
Notes |
| U&PV 1 (2nd) | W&JV 2 | National | [192] | Sep 1873 | May 1880 | D&RGW 110 | D&RGW 2 | 1 |
Description:
| Drive Wheel Diameter: 36 inches |
| Cylinders: 11x16 inches |
General Notes:
| a. | Utah & Pleasant Valley number 1 (2nd), as Wasatch & Jordan Valley number 2 was equipped with a special set of rear drivers that included a patented "Improvement in Locomotives" that was tested and found to be a failure; rebuilt to standard 2-6-0 (or 0-6-0) prior to being sold to Utah & Pleasant Valley number 1 in 1880. |
Notes:
Utah & Pleasant Valley Railway 0-6-0 — 1 locomotive
| Road Number |
First Number |
Builder | Builder Number |
Date Built |
Date To U&PV |
1883 D&RGW Number |
1886 D&RGW Number |
Date Vacated |
Notes |
| U&PV 2 | AF 1 (2nd) | Porter, Bell & Co. | 151 | Apr 1873 | After Jun 1878 | D&RGW 113 | D&RGW 4 | 1 |
Description:
| Drive Wheel Diameter: 32 inches |
| Cylinders: 12x16 inches |
General Notes:
| a. | (research continues) |
Notes:
Utah & Pleasant Valley Railway 2-6-0 — 1 locomotive
| Road Number |
Builder | Builder Number |
Date Built |
Date To U&PV |
1883 D&RGW Number |
1886 D&RGW Number |
Date Vacated |
Notes |
| U&PV 3 | Baldwin | 4048 | Feb 1877 | Dec 1879 | D&RGW 116 | D&RGW 7 | 1 | |
| (U&PV 4) | Baldwin | 1880 | (Jun 1880) | 2 |
Description:
| Drive Wheel Diameter: 36 inches |
| Cylinders: 12x16 inches |
General Notes:
| a. | George Pitchard wrote about U&PV number 3: ..."taken back" by Baldwin, and resold to the Utah & Pleasant Valley on December 4th or 5th, 1879, for $5,350.00, a considerable bargain for such an engine at that time. Some changes were made by Baldwin to the engine, including providing a snow plow that was likely unnecessary in Texas, and repainted the thing in Olive Green and gold as "U. & P. V. R. R." number "3". Baldwin had assigned class number 8/18D-20 to this engine when it was built in February of 1877. Date of Charge to the U&PV was December 20, 1879, also commonly the date shipped, or within same by a day or so; it was received in Springville in mid-January of 1880. |
Notes:
| 1. | Utah & Pleasant Valley number 3 was built in 1877 as Galveston, Brazos & Colorado Railway, named "Lota," repossessed by Baldwin; to U&PV in early December 1879, arrived in Utah in mid January 1880 |
| 2. | Utah & Pleasant Valley number 4 was apparently ordered from Baldwin at some time in early 1877, but was canceled in June 1880; U&PV number 4 was to have been a Baldwin 2-8-0, class 10/24E-89 (changed to 10/24E-90, and changed again to 10/24E-88), virtually identical to the D&RG Class 56 2-8-0 engines then being delivered to that road; U&PV seems to have delayed delivery, possibly due to financial problems, and the order was finally canceled on June 23, 1880. U&PV number 4 was to have been painted Olive Green and gold and lettered as "U. & P. V. R." number "4". |
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