Phelps-Dodge Mining 17




Facts and Figures


Current Number17
Railway RepresentedPhelps-Dodge Mining
BuilderCopper Queen Reduction Works
Built In1906
Builder's order id
Currently in (State)Arizona
--(Locality)Phoenix
Totally out of svc date1987
(Initial retirement date)1972
Car Typelocomotive
-subtypemining switcher
-designation
Statusstored operable
More info
Gauge4'8.5"
Constructionsteel
Roof typeAR
EndedDE
Length
Width
Height
Weight
#Seatsn/a
#Wheels/Conf.4
Total HP120
Trucks1-piece cast
BrakesStraight Air
CompressorGardner-Denver
Control
MotorsWH 908 (2)
Voltage (if not 600DC)250vDC
NotesUsed at smelter in Douglas, AZ

Locomotive 17 in storage at ASRM in 2019
Flickr
photo: https://www.flickr.com/photos/55167823@N07/48717720262/

Locomotive 17 on display at ASRM in 2016
Hicks Car Works
photo: https://hickscarworks.blogspot.com/2016/10/streetcars-in-valley-of-sun.html



Ownership History


OwnerCar NumFromToPreservation?Loan?
Copper Queen Reduction Works (Arizona, Douglas)171906 1931 NO NO
Phelps-Dodge Mining (Arizona, Douglas)171931 1987 NO NO
Arizona Street Railway Museum (Arizona, Phoenix)171987 present YES NO


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