Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad
DSP&P Brooks 2-6-0 Mogul Locomotives
Brooks Locomotive
Works was founded by Horatio G Brooks, the former Chief Engineer
of the New York & Erie Railroad in 1869 shortly after the NY&E
vacated its shops in Dunkirk NY. In 1872, Brooks entered the new
narrow gauge market and became the No. 2 producer of locomotives
following only Baldwin in production for common carrier
railroads. Brooks was able to avoid bankruptcy during the
financial panic of 1873 and recovered rapidly. By July 1898
Brooks completed its 3,000th new locomotive. Brooks was unable
to recover to production levels preceding the financial panic of
the 1890's and in 1901, Brooks Locomotive Works merged with
Schenectady Locomotive Works and several other locomotive
manufacturers, including Rogers, Cooke and 5 others, to form the
American Locomotive Company (Alco). Click
HERE for the modern history of
Alco.
This page covers the 10 DSP&P 2-6-0 Moguls purchased from Brooks
in 1882.
|
ORIG # |
NAME |
1885 #, C&S # |
TYPE |
MFG |
BUILT |
|
29 |
== |
156, C&S 21 |
2-6-0 |
Brooks |
1882 |
|
30 |
Morrison |
157 |
2-6-0 |
Brooks |
1882 |
|
31 |
Hilltop |
158 |
2-6-0 |
Brooks |
1882 |
|
32 |
== |
159 |
2-6-0 |
Brooks |
1882 |
|
33 |
Webster |
160, C&S 3 |
2-6-0 |
Brooks |
1882 |
|
34 |
Alma |
161, C&S 17 |
2-6-0 |
Brooks |
1882 |
|
35 |
Dillon |
162, C&S 22 |
2-6-0 |
Brooks |
1882 |
|
36 |
== |
163, C&S 18 |
2-6-0 |
Brooks |
1882 |
|
37 |
== |
164, C&S 19 |
2-6-0 |
Brooks |
1882 |
|
38 |
Chihuahua |
165, C&S 20 |
2-6-0 |
Brooks |
1882 |
HISTORY
DSP&P purchased
ten Brooks 2-6-0 Mogul locomotives in 1882. These became DSP&P #29
through 38. Numbers 29, 32, 36, and 37 were un-named, the rest were
given names that represented stations on the line.
They were very attractive locomotives with 15"x18" cylinders and 38"
drivers.
Brooks Locomotive Works in Dunkirk NY 
They
became DSP&P #156 through 165 in the 1885 UP renumbering scheme.
Original #29 and 32 went to the Utah and Northern in 1887 and seven
of them survived into the C&S era, with several rebuilds along the
way.
These locomotives and the
Cooke 2-6-0 Moguls quietly replaced
all but one of the Mason Bogies by 1894.
Wouldn't it be nice to see an Accucraft model of "Dillon" sitting
here?
PHOTO GALLERY
See also
CAD Drawings
DSP&P #35 "Dillon"
DSP&P #35 "Dillon"
DSP&P #35 "Dillon"
DSP&P #35 "Dillon"
DSP&P #30 "Morrison" headshot renumbered as DSP&P #157
DSP&P #30 "Morrison "Morrison" renumbered as DSP&P #157, near
Keystone
DSP&P #33, renumbered as DSP&P #160
FOLIOS and PLANS
David Fletcher's CAD drawing of DSP&P #35 "Dillion", a Brooks 2-6-0
Mogul, Mar/Apr 2014 Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette. This
full
size image courtesy of David
Fletcher.
DSP&P
2-6-0 Brooks Mogul #30 "Morrison"
DSP&P
2-6-0 Brooks Mogul #33 (#160 after 1884) "Webster"
DSP&P
2-6-0 Brooks Mogul #35 "Dillon"
