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VO 1000   No. 801

 
   

 

Builder

Model

Road No.

Built

BN

hp

Engine Weight

Tractive Effort

Comments

Disposition

Baldwin

VO 1000

801

Dec 1942

64731

1000

236,000

70,500

Built as Bingham & Garfield Railway No. 801.

 

Donated by KCC to Nevada Northern Railway Museum, East Ely. Stored out of service.

Service Notes

As B&G No. 801 used as yard switcher at Magna, UT.
To Kennecott Chino Mines Division No. 80 in 1949.
To Kennecott Nevada Mines Division No. 801 in Sep 1963; switcher at McGill smelter.

 
July, 1972

McGill, NV

Keith Ardinger photograph
Copyright © 2001 Keith Ardinger
Used with permission

Note: Second body style featuring AAR trucks, rectangular front radiator, and slightly pointed front end.

   

 

 

    
July, 1972

McGill, NV

Keith Ardinger photograph
Copyright © 2001 Keith Ardinger
Used with permission

Note: One stack per cylinder to alleviate back-pressure problems of the VO eight-cylinder engine.
   

 

 

 

 

     

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