Phelps-Dodge Mining 15




Facts and Figures


Current Number15
Railway RepresentedPhelps-Dodge Mining
BuilderCopper Queen Reduction Works
Built In1906
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Arizona
--(Locality)Tucson
Totally out of svc date1987
(Initial retirement date)1972
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypemining switcher
-designation
Statusstored inoperable
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Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length
Width
Height
Weight
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.4
Total HP
Trucks1-piece cast
BrakesStraight Air
Compressor
Control
MotorsWH 908 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)250vDC
NotesUsed at smelter in Douglas, AZ; for sale

Locomotive 15 in storage in Tucson, Arizona, in 2020
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Locomotive 15 in storage in Tucson, Arizona, in 2020
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Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Copper Queen Reduction Works (Arizona, Douglas)151906 1931 NO NO
Phelps-Dodge Mining (Arizona, Douglas)151931 1987 NO NO
Old Pueblo Trolley (Arizona, Tucson)151987 present YES NO


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