Southern Pacific RR 4-6-0 No. 9
Bishop, California, United States 		Location: Laws Railroad Museum & Historic Site
Status: Display
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Posted: Feb 27, 2026 @ 12:02:59 by Pat Fahey
The # 9 played a small roll in the Movie The 3 Godfathers made in 1948 with John Wayne.also in the movie was V&T # 25...
Posted: Jun 2, 2023 @ 23:06:55 by Keiji Muramoto
Today (Friday, June 2nd, 2023), the Laws Railroad Museum & Historic Site announced that they are raising funds to cosmetically restore Southern Pacific 4-6-0 No. 9 while exploring the possibility of restoring it to operational condition.
Posted: Dec 23, 2006 @ 21:12:57 by peter m. preston
From the footnotes of The Slim Princess fourth edition. Locomotive No. 9 has been in service over periods of several weeks on an average of twice a year since the diesel came. When No. 9 underwent an overhaul at Bakersfield in the fall of 1956 it was fitted with simulated diamond stack and box headlight and painted with gilt and red trim. This unauthentic appearance moved historical groups to make protests and the locomotive was restored to its original livery in the spring of 1958. No. 9's final active service was during July and August of 1959 when the diesel required shopping.
Posted: Aug 20, 2005 @ 19:08:40 by peter m. preston
Orthodox lovers of the steam locomotive in the fall of 1954 mourned the retirement of two steam locomotives No. 8 & No. 18 from the Keeler Branch, official designation of its narrow gauge trackage by the Southern Pacific Company, yet it did mean that here was a narrow gauge carrier facing the future with confidence. For one thing, the new diesel has saved the Branch from the scrap train and perserved a narrow gauge line on sound basis. And there's a bright spot for the steam fraternity, for one of the steam locomotives No. 9 has been retain as standby and is used several times yearly in regular service. But in 1960 it all came to end on April 30.
Posted: Aug 20, 2005 @ 09:08:11 by peter m. preston
During the spring  of 1960 word came from Washington of approval of the company's petition and termination of operations was set for April 30. the last was on the 29th when engineer Ferguson sat sadly in the cab of diesel No 1 for the final to Laws. in the train were engine No. 9, boxcar No. 17, stock car No. 166, gondola  No.366 and caboose No. 401. They were spotted on track east of the Laws station and the diesel return to Owenyo. In a gift deed Southern Pacific coveyed to the City of Bishop, steamlocomotive No. 9 and to Inyo County the cars, the depot, water tank, gallows turntable and some 1100 feet of track at Laws. Southern Pacific sold what remained to a salvage frim. No. 9 was the last operating locomotive on the Slim Prrincess.