COLLECTION NAME:
NNRy Equipment and Building Roster
Record
Title:
#803
Category:
Locomotives
Service:
Switcher
Description:
Built as Bingham and Garfield #803, transferred to KCC NMD in November 1948.
Disposition:
Scrapped
Disposition Description:
Scrapped at McGill sometime after 1972.
Locomotive Category:
Diesel
Builder-Loco:
Baldwin
Build Date-Loco:
February 1943
Build Number-Loco:
64743
Locomotive Type/Model:
VO-1000
Locomotive Weight:
236,000 lbs.
Tractive Effort:
70,500 lbs.
Horsepower:
1,000
Type:
Diesel
Locomotive Service Notes:
Was heavily used until to the point of being worn out by 1963. The machinists lacked the tools to overhaul the prime mover so locomotive #801 was transferred from Chino to replace it and it sat outside in McGill out of service as a parts source until it was eventually scrapped.
#803
