Niles Canyon Railroad Museum - built new in 1956 as Southern Pacific Railroad #5472, renumbered in 1965 as SP #3946 then leased to Northwestern Pacific in 1968 and returned to the SP in 1970 (October) returned to SP service, again renumbered in 1977 as SP #4423. Purchased by Omnitrax, Loveland, CO in 1993, Acquired by PLA in 2003 and restored to original SP Black Widow paint scheme and number. |