BLW-CN-3969-1876

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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.

The Ernie Birdsall cleaning up a wreck on the Carson & Colorado Railroad.



















Specifications

Specifications for the Quadra
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

The locomotive was ordered from the Baldwin Locomotive Works with the name Quadra.

Lyon Mining & Milling Company

Renamed the Quadra to the Ernie Birdsall.

San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada Railroad

Carson & Colorado Railroad