Phelps-Dodge Mining 18




Facts and Figures


Current Number18
Railway RepresentedPhelps-Dodge Mining
BuilderCopper Queen Reduction Works
Built In1907
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
BrakesStraight Air
CompressorGardner-Denver
Control
MotorsWH 908 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)250vDC
NotesUsed at smelter in Douglas, AZ

Locomotive 18 on display at GGT in 2014
Hicks Car Works
photo: https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2014/03/ghost-town-locomotives.html
 



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Copper Queen Reduction Works (Arizona, Douglas)181906 1931 NO NO
Phelps-Dodge Mining (Arizona, Douglas)181931 1987 NO NO
Goldfield Ghost Town (Arizona, Apache Junction)181987? present YES NO


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