Southern Pacific #7072 | Niles Canyon Railway

Technical Data

Builder	Pullman
Date	1925
Class	77-BP-30-2SP
Length	70′

History

Built as Central Pacific Railroad (CP) 5123; Renumbered to SP 5123 in 1931; Retired from passenger service and converted to crane support car SPMW 7014-B in the mid-1960’s. Renumbered SPMW 7072 in December 1968 and used with wrecker crane 7070. Crane 7070 and associated equipment in the Roseville relief outfit painted Daylight colors. Donated by Union Pacific to CSRM 2/1996; Donated by CSRM to PLA 2008. PLA moved to Niles Canyon on 7/28/2008, Under Restoration as of 1/2026, Brightside Yard, CA

Interior of SP #7072 which has been cleaned and is seeing restoration work in our Brightside yard. This image was taken on March 25,2026.
Image courtesy of Christopher Hauf – Used with permission

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