Spokane, Portland and Seattle class L-4
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{{Infobox locomotive
|name = L-4
|powertype=Steam
|builder = Rogers Locomotive Works
|builddate = November 1883
|whytetype = 4-4-0
|gauge = {{track gauge|ussg}}
|driverdiameter = {{convert|63|in|mm|abbr=on}}
|weightondrivers = {{convert|53200|lb|abbr=on}}
|locoweight = {{convert|73320|lb|abbr=on}}
|fueltype = Oil
|cylindercount = 2
|cylindersize = {{convert|17|x|24|in|mm|abbr=on}}
|boilerpressure = 130 lbf/in²
|tractiveeffort = 13,100 lbf
|operator=Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway
|locale=United States
|operatorclass= L-4
| notes = Sources: {{cite book| last=Gartner| first=John T.| title=North Bank Road, The Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway| page=206| publisher=WSU Press| year=1990}}
}}
The Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway (SP&S) class L-4 steam locomotives were originally used by the Astoria and Columbia River Railroad (AC&R). {{Cite web |title=Astoria Railroad Preservation Association: Welcome! |url=https://www.astoriarailroad.org/steam/273.html |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=www.astoriarailroad.org}} They became SP&S locomotives when the SP&S acquired the A&CR.
Background
The Astoria & Columbia River Railroad ran from Portland, Oregon, to Astoria, Oregon, along the south bank of the Columbia River. In 1896-97 several locomotives were obtained secondhand for the newly completed line. Among these locomotives were A&CR numbers 6 and 7. These locomotives would become the two members of Class L-4 when the SP&S bought out the A&CR in 1911.
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Category:Steam locomotives of the United States
Category:Standard-gauge locomotives of the United States
Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1883
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