Great Northern 2507

Great Northern 2507 is a 4-8-2 "Mountain" type steam locomotive, a member of the P-2 class. Built for passenger service, the locomotive was assigned to pull the Great Northern's mainline passenger trains such as the Empire Builder and Oriental Limited, until being retired in December 1957 and sold to Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway. GN 2507 is one of only two surviving examples of a P-2 class locomotive and, since 2003, has been on display at Wishram station in Wishram, Washington.

Service history

GN 2507 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1923. Purchased with the intention of passenger service, GN 2507 was used to pull the Oriental Limited and Empire Builder passenger services. ==1948 accident==

1948 accident

On 18 February 1948, while operating as a mail train, GN 2507 struck a landslide 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Mukilteo, Washington. An engineer, 60-year-old Albert White of Everett, Washington, and a fireman, 28-year-old W.P. Murphy of Seattle, Washington, were both injured in the derailment but survived. The locomotive was eventually repaired and returned to service. ==Preservation==

Preservation

GN 2507 was retired in December 1957 and kept in storage for several years in Minnesota. The locomotive was towed to Vancouver, Washington, and repainted with SP&S lettering, even though it had never been operated by that railway. In the early 1990s, the locomotive was leased to the Northwest Railway & Locomotive Preservation Association, who planned to restore the engine to service. ==References==

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