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Southern Pacific Railroad's AC-12 class of cab forward steam locomotives was the last class of steam locomotives ordered by Southern Pacific. They were built by Baldwin Locomotive Works during World War II, with the first, number 4275, entering service on October 27 1943, and the last, 4294, on March 19 1944.
SP used the AC-12s for a little over a decade with the first retirements occurring on April 5 1955, and the last on September 24 1958. All but one of this class, number 4294, was scrapped.