SPNG Derrick 1 - Revision history

Andrew Brandon at 03:49, 14 June 2021

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	Data from SP MW Car Record Book held at the California State Railroad Museum and the June 1890 ORER.		Data from SP MW Car Record Book held at the California State Railroad Museum and the June 1890 ORER.
			1885 ORER, 1890 ORER, 1899 ORER, 1902 ORER

Andrew Brandon at 03:48, 14 June 2021

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	==History==		==History==

	The Central Pacific Railroad constructed seven hand powered derrick cars in the 1880s. These cars first show up on the 1885 ORER ~~carrying letters rather than numbers~~.		The Central Pacific Railroad constructed seven hand powered derrick cars in the 1880s. These cars first show up on the 1885 ORER numbered Derricks 1 through 6, and 8.
	In the early 20th century these cars were renumbered into the 600 series.		In the early 20th century these cars were renumbered into the 600 series.<ref>Note in CP ledger, CSRM</ref>

	[[File:SP Derrick 1 Henchy Photograph Stephen Drew Collection.jpeg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Derrick #1 in Mina.]]		[[File:SP Derrick 1 Henchy Photograph Stephen Drew Collection.jpeg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Derrick #1 in Mina.]]
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	Data from SP MW Car Record Book held at the California State Railroad Museum and the June 1890 ORER.		Data from SP MW Car Record Book held at the California State Railroad Museum and the June 1890 ORER.

Andrew Brandon at 03:46, 14 June 2021

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	==History==		==History==

			The Central Pacific Railroad constructed seven hand powered derrick cars in the 1880s. These cars first show up on the 1885 ORER carrying letters rather than numbers.
			In the early 20th century these cars were renumbered into the 600 series.

	[[File:SP Derrick 1 Henchy Photograph Stephen Drew Collection.jpeg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Derrick #1 in Mina.]]		[[File:SP Derrick 1 Henchy Photograph Stephen Drew Collection.jpeg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Derrick #1 in Mina.]]

Andrew Brandon at 23:26, 24 March 2021

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	Southern Pacific (Narrow Gauge) Derrick Car #1		Southern Pacific (Narrow Gauge) Derrick Car #1

	[[File:SP Derrick 1 Henchy Photograph Stephen Drew Collection.jpeg\|~~Thumb~~\|~~300px~~]]		==History==

			[[File:SP Derrick 1 Henchy Photograph Stephen Drew Collection.jpeg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Derrick #1 in Mina.]]

			Gauge: Originally standard gauge, converted to 3' gauge by Central Pacific.

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	9' 6" wide.		9' 6" wide.

	~~Data from SP MW Car Record Book held at the California State Railroad Museum and the June 1890 ORER.~~		Weight: 22000 lbs


	Originally Southern Pacific (Central Pacific) #687 a standard gauge derrick car.		Originally Southern Pacific (Central Pacific) #687 a standard gauge derrick car.
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	Believed to be too wide to fit through the tunnel at Mount Montgomery.		Believed to be too wide to fit through the tunnel at Mount Montgomery.
	Scrapped at Mina in 1938.		Scrapped at Mina in 1938.




			Data from SP MW Car Record Book held at the California State Railroad Museum and the June 1890 ORER.

Andrew Brandon at 21:16, 24 March 2021

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	Southern Pacific (Narrow Gauge) Derrick Car #1		Southern Pacific (Narrow Gauge) Derrick Car #1

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	Originally Southern Pacific (Central Pacific) #687 a standard gauge derrick car.		Originally Southern Pacific (Central Pacific) #687 a standard gauge derrick car.
	~~Converted~~ to ~~narrow gauge~~ at ~~Sparks or~~ Mina ~~by placing the car on 20 ton capacity arch bar trucks~~.
			ex-Central Pacific s.g. 10-ton hand derrick No. 687, into service Jun 5, 1902; changed Oct 1917 to n.g. No. 687.
			Mar 11, 1920 changed to CP MW No. 1, later SP MW No. 1.
			Vacated Jun 1938; broken up Jul 28, 1938 at Mina.


	Believed to be too wide to fit through the tunnel at Mount Montgomery.		Believed to be too wide to fit through the tunnel at Mount Montgomery.
	Scrapped at Mina in 1938.		Scrapped at Mina in 1938.

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Southern Pacific (Narrow Gauge) Derrick Car #1

Dimensions:
36' over the end sills.
9' 6" wide.

Data from SP MW Car Record Book held at the California State Railroad Museum and the June 1890 ORER.

Originally Southern Pacific (Central Pacific) #687 a standard gauge derrick car.
Converted to narrow gauge at Sparks or Mina by placing the car on 20 ton capacity arch bar trucks.

Believed to be too wide to fit through the tunnel at Mount Montgomery.
Scrapped at Mina in 1938.