BLW-CN4036-1876

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History

Built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1876 for the Eureka & Ruby Hill Railroad, transferred to the Donner & Tahoe Railroad, transfered to the Butte and Plumas Railway.

At the Swayne Lumber Company in 1935.



















Specifications

Specifications for the Eureka & Ruby Hill Railroad No. 2
Baldwin Class 6-18D-1
Whyte 0-6-0T
UIC Ct
Gauge 36 in (914 mm)
Driver Dia. 37 in (940 mm)
Loco weight 21 short tons (21.4 t)
Fuel Type Wood
Boiler Pressure ?? psi (?? MPa)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder Size 12 in × 16 in (305 mm × 406 mm)







Service

Eureka & Ruby Hill Railroad

Locomotive No. 2

Donner & Tahoe Railroad

Locomotive No. 3

Butte and Plumas Railway

First used on the Butte and Plumas Railway as a mill engine at the Oroville mill for the Truckee Lumber Company. After 1917 the Truckee operations were taken over by the Swayne Lumber Company. Nicknamed the "Dinky." Locomotive in operation 1935. Scrapped approximatley 1939.