Title:
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#61
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Category:
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Locomotives
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Service:
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Pit
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Description:
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Built as KCC NMD #61. Transferred to KCC Utah 1978 and renumbered to #775. Assigned to Bingham Precipitation Plant, Copperton, Utah.
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Disposition:
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Unknown
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Date Retired:
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February 8, 1982
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Disposition Description:
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Donated to NRHS Promontory Chapter, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Locomotive Category:
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Diesel
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Builder-Loco:
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General Electric
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Build Date-Loco:
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September 1949
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Build Number-Loco:
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30374
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Locomotive Type/Model:
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70-Ton
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Locomotive Weight:
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140,000 lbs.
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Tractive Effort:
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35,000 lbs.
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Horsepower:
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490
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Type:
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Diesel
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Locomotive Service Notes:
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Originally purchased for pit operations but was found to be severely underpowered. Moved to McGill as a backup to the electric dump switcher after 1966.
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