Forever enshrined within the walls of the California State Railroad Museum, Central Pacific #1, "Gov. Stanford" shines immaculately within a hard-rock diorama. This scene is representative of the... (more)

Central Pacific RR No. 1, the "Governor Stanford", is a Baldwin 4-4-0 "American" type steam locomotive. She is seen here sitting on display inside the California State Railroad... (more)

Classic "American" 4-4-0 steamlocomotive # 1 "Governor Stanford" in the outstanding California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. Following text from the museums website: This forty-ton wood-bu... (more)

10 Miles of Track Laid in One Day! The diorama on the dark side of the CP #1 "Governor Standford" exhibit at the California State Railroad Museum commemorates a friendly little bet waged be... (more)

Central Pacific #1 "Governor Stanford". The very first locomotive to serve the fledgling Central Pacific Railroad was this 40-ton wood-burner, built in 1862 by Richard Norris & Son in Phila... (more)

Central Pacific #1 on display at CSRM.

Central Pacific #1, the Governor Stanford, sits on display in the Sierra scene at CSRM.