Detail View: NNRy Equipment and Building Roster: #98
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Title:
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#98
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Category:
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Locomotives
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Service:
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Ore
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Description:
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Purchased new for ore service.
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Disposition:
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Scrapped
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Date Retired:
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January 11, 1950
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Date Scrapped:
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December 15, 1951
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Disposition Description:
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Taken out of service in need of a general overhaul and stored on the new rip track before being scrapped at McGill.
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Locomotive Category:
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Steam
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Builder-Loco:
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Alco-Schenectady Works
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Build Date-Loco:
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April 1929
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Build Number-Loco:
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67943
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Locomotive Type/Model:
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2-8-0
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Locomotive Weight:
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222,500 lbs.
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Tender Weight:
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139,000 lbs.
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Tractive Effort:
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47,000 lbs.
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Cylinders:
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23x28 in.
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Drivers:
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51 in.
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Type:
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Coal
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Coal Capacity:
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12 tons
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Water Capacity:
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7,000 gallons
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Locomotive Service Notes:
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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.
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