SP&S Class E-1


Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway's E-1 class was a class of the only three 4-8-4 locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1938. The E-1 class "Northerns" were very identical to the A-2 through the A-5 class "Northerns" on the Northern Pacific Railroad built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works from 1934–1943.
No differences by eyes of people were noticed. The only difference is that the Northern Pacific Railroad 4-8-4s burn coal, and the 4-8-4s on the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad burns oil.

Preservation

There is only one survivor, #700, which was restored by, and is maintained by, the Pacific Railroad Preservation Association. #701 and #702 were both scrapped after they were retired. Since mid-2012, since #700 Back-Strikes, it resides at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center, in Portland, where the public can view it during the center's opening days. It is taken on special trips once or twice a year.