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Southern Pacific No. 4458, Locomotive Wiki

By A Mystery Man Writer

Southern Pacific 4458 was the first GS-5 locomotives ever built in May 1942 and was known as the pinnacle of steam power on the Southern Pacific Lines, and the lasted in service the longest, pulling the ever popular Valley Daylight until 1956. In 1958, 4458 was retired and later scrapped. However, the whistle has been preserved, and in 1975 was put on GS-4 No. 4449 for the AFT. It was used until 1990 when it got robbed, but was found again in 2021 during restoration of Santa Fe No. 2926 and was