Difference between revisions of "BLW-CN-3969-1876"
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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=== | ||
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