2706 was retired along with the remaining Southern Pacific steam fleet in the late 1950s at the Bayshore Yard near Brisbane , California . After retirement , it was moved to Watsonville in 1962 , and then moved to Santa Cruz on the day of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake , where it was purchased by John Manley in 1999 ( from Mike Hart ) and subsequently moved to Colusa in 2007 . Previously , Manley had worked on the team which restored SP 2467
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
Southern Pacific 2706