Phelps-Dodge Mining 8




Facts and Figures


Current Number8
Railway RepresentedPhelps-Dodge Mining
Builderunknown
Built In
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Arizona
--(Locality)Apache Junction
Totally out of svc date1987
(Initial retirement date)1972
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypemining switcher
-designation
Statusdisplayed inoperable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length
Width
Height
Weight
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.4
Total HP
Trucks1-piece cast
Brakes
Compressor
Control
Motors
Voltage (if not 600DC)250vDC
NotesUsed at smelter in Douglas, AZ

Locomotive 8 on display at GGT in 2014
Hicks Car Works
photo: https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2014/03/ghost-town-locomotives.html

Locomotive 8 on display at GGT
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photo: https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uQrcoTl8mJI/TgNhAfwa2fI/AAAAAAAAIg8/dF_udAkvbcQ/s1600/mining+cars.jpg



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Copper Queen Reduction Works (Arizona, Douglas)81915? 1931 NO NO
Phelps-Dodge Mining (Arizona, Douglas)81931 1987 NO NO
Goldfield Ghost Town (Arizona, Apache Junction)81987? present YES NO