Empire Coke 1




Facts and Figures


Current Number1
Railway RepresentedEmpire Coke
BuilderGeneral Electric
Built In1905
Builder's order id2234
Currently in (State)Alabama
--(Locality)Calera
Totally out of svc date2004
(Initial retirement date)
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypeindustrial steeplecab
-designation
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length
Width
Height
Weight
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.4
Total HP100
Trucks1-piece cast
BrakesElectric
CompressorIngersoll-Rand
ControlK-6A
MotorsGE 57 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)250vDC

Locomotive 1 on display at HoDRRM in 2018
Railroad Picture Archives
photo: http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=4954453

Locomotive 1 on display at HoDRRM in 2007
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/20866955@N00/365116773/



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Empire Coke (Alabama, Holt)11905 2004 NO NO
Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum (Alabama, Calera)12004 present YES NO