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Current Number | 700 |
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Railway Represented | Kennecott Copper |
Builder | General Electric |
Built In | 1927 |
Builder's order id | 10258 |
Currently in (State) | California |
--(Locality) | Rio Vista |
Totally out of svc date | 1987 |
(Initial retirement date) | 1984 |
Car Type | locomotive |
-subtype | battery/electric steeplecab |
-designation | |
Status | operated occasionally |
More info | |
Gauge | 4'8.5" |
Construction | steel |
Roof type | AR |
Ended | DE |
Length | 37'0" |
Width | 11'9" |
Height | 17'7" |
Weight | 170600 |
#Seats | n/a |
#Wheels/Conf. | 8 |
Total HP | 900 |
Trucks | |
Brakes | 14EL (K14F) |
Compressor | CP-35A |
Control | GE M (C505A) |
Motors | GE HM818A (4) |
Voltage (if not 600DC) | 750vDC |
Locomotive 700 during switching at WRM in 2022 photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4947801465328974&set=pcb.4947801615328959 |
Locomotive 700 on display at WRM in 2021 photo: https://www.facebook.com/WesternRailwayMuseum/posts/pfbid0B8bHPXyKoNSYrJUUbnfryF9NLScCqSTNvVLSLXoEQsWd8EVtN8d8M7gmoSCbRNiyl |
Owner | Car Num | From | To | Preservation? | Loan? |
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Utah Copper (Utah, Bingham Canyon) | 700 | 1927 | 1936 | NO | NO |
Kennecott Copper (Utah, Bingham Canyon) | 700 | 1936 | 1984 | NO | NO |
Western Railway Museum (California, Rio Vista) | 700 | 1987 | present | YES | NO |
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Locomotive 700 in operation at WRM in 2021 video: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=165438742265851 |