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==History== | ==History== | ||
Built by [[Baldwin Locomotive Works]] in 1876 for the [[Baynes Sound Colliery Company]], transferred to the [[Lyon Mining & | Built by [[Baldwin Locomotive Works]] in 1876 for the [[Baynes Sound Colliery Company]], transferred to the [[Lyon Mining & Milling Company]], transfered to the [[San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada Railroad]], and used briefly on the [[Carson & Colorado Railroad]]. | ||
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[[File:LM&M Ernie Birdsall C&C wreck Detail UNR.jpg|500px|left|thumb|The ''Ernie Birdsall'' cleaning up a wreck on the Carson & Colorado Railroad.]] | [[File:LM&M Ernie Birdsall C&C wreck Detail UNR.jpg|500px|left|thumb|The ''Ernie Birdsall'' cleaning up a wreck on the Carson & Colorado Railroad.]] | ||
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==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
[[File:BLW-CN-3969 Specifications.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Specifications for the '' | [[File:BLW-CN-3969 Specifications.jpg|200px|left|thumb|Specifications for the ''Quadra'']] | ||
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===Baynes Sound Colliery Company=== | ===Baynes Sound Colliery Company=== | ||
In June 1876 the locomotive was ordered from the [[Baldwin Locomotive Works]] by Nicholas Bichard a coal merchant on Howard Street in San Francisco. The locomotive was named ''Quadra''. | |||
===Lyon Mining & Milling Company=== | ===Lyon Mining & Milling Company=== | ||
Renamed the ''Quadra'' to the ''Ernie Birdsall''. | |||
===San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada Railroad=== | ===San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada Railroad=== | ||
===Carson & Colorado Railroad=== | ===Carson & Colorado Railroad=== | ||
Latest revision as of 09:11, 6 August 2021
History
Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1876 for the Baynes Sound Colliery Company, transferred to the Lyon Mining & Milling Company, transfered to the San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada Railroad, and used briefly on the Carson & Colorado Railroad.
Specifications
| Baldwin Class | 4-10½C-9 |
| Whyte | 0-4-0T |
| UIC | |
| Gauge | 36 in (914 mm) |
| Driver Dia. | 30 in (762 mm) |
| Loco weight | ?? short tons (??.0 t) |
| Fuel Type | Soft Coal |
| Boiler Pressure | ?? psi (?? MPa) |
| Cylinders | Two, outside |
| Cylinder Size | 8 in × 12 in (203 mm × 304 mm) |
Service
Baynes Sound Colliery Company
In June 1876 the locomotive was ordered from the Baldwin Locomotive Works by Nicholas Bichard a coal merchant on Howard Street in San Francisco. The locomotive was named Quadra.
Lyon Mining & Milling Company
Renamed the Quadra to the Ernie Birdsall.
San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada Railroad
Carson & Colorado Railroad