COLLECTION NAME:
NNRy Equipment and Building Roster
Record
Title:
#98
Category:
Locomotives
Service:
Ore
Description:
Purchased new for ore service.
Disposition:
Scrapped
Date Retired:
January 11, 1950
Date Scrapped:
December 15, 1951
Disposition Description:
Taken out of service in need of a general overhaul and stored on the new rip track before being scrapped at McGill.
Locomotive Category:
Steam
Builder-Loco:
Alco-Schenectady Works
Build Date-Loco:
April 1929
Build Number-Loco:
67943
Locomotive Type/Model:
2-8-0
Locomotive Weight:
222,500 lbs.
Tender Weight:
139,000 lbs.
Tractive Effort:
47,000 lbs.
Cylinders:
23x28 in.
Drivers:
51 in.
Type:
Coal
Coal Capacity:
12 tons
Water Capacity:
7,000 gallons
Locomotive Service Notes:
Purchased new for ore and freight service, first placed into service November 18, 1929. This locomotive failed more than any other due to its Worthington feedwater heater, mostly due to engineers failing to follow operating instructions.
#98
