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"Southern Pacific 216" was built by Baldwin in February 1887, #8395, as Union Pacific 737.  It was sold as Texas & New Orleans 246, Class E-62, in April 1902 and renumbered 216. Class E-21,  in 1913.  It was sold as Erath Sugar Co Ltd 216 in December 1929 and became Vermillion Sugar Co 216 in August 1947.  It was sold to F Nelson Blount in 1957 and became part of Steamtown in 1965.  It moved to Scranton in October 1985.  It was donated to Nevada State Railroad Museum and then donated to  Feather River Railroad Museum.  It was sold to Double T Agricultural Museum  in 2003 and restored as Southern Pacific 216.

1488. Class E-63, was built by Norris-Lancaster 1864, #37, as Western Pacific RR "G" "Mariposa".  It was merged as Central Pacific 31 "Mariposa" in June 1870 and rebuilt in 1874.  It was renumbered SP 1193, Class CT,  in 1891 and 1215, Class E-63, in 1901.  It was renumbered 1488 on November 5, 1906, and rebuilt in 1907.  It was retired on November 16, 1908, and sold to Atlantic Equipment Co for Los Angeles Aqueduct Co on December 24. 1908.  It became Stockton Terminal & Eastern 1 in January 1909.  It was donated to Travel Town Museum on August 17, 1953.

1500, Class E-23, was built by Schenectady in August 1898, #4800, as 1433. It was superheated at Bakersfield on December 21, 1918, and renumbered 1500 at Fresno on March 22, 1938. It was scrapped at Sacramento on March 11, 1949.

The last degree of love is when He gave Himself to us to be our Food; because He gave Himself to be united with us in every way.

---St. Bernardine of Siena