Grant Leslie Wrote:
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> Well Tom you got the number of wheels correct, you
> just missed on the wheel arrangement. The 2
> locomotives in question were Class SE-4 0-8-0's,
> built in Sacramento Shops in 1930. They were
> constructed from recycled boilers from retired
> 4-4-2 Atlantics.
>
> The 1400's were renumbered into the 45xx series
> starting in about late 1948 - I'm not sure of the
> exact dates. 1402 became 4501 and 1404 became
> 4503. The ones that Frank mentioned were almost
> certainly seen by him in Roseville, as that yard
> had at least 3 0-8-0's assigned to it almost to
> the end of the steam era.
>
> Many thanks for sharing Frank's notes, they are a
> very valuable chronicle of what type of power S.P.
> was using in those days on the districts he
> visited.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Grant

Grant, thanks so much. I have a tolerably decent grasp of SP steam, but forgot that.
Makes a lot more sense too for Frank to note that pair since they were steam.