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VO 1000   No. 803

 
   

 

Builder

Model

Road No.

Built

BN

hp

Engine Weight

Tractive Effort (starting)

Comments

Disposition

Baldwin

VO 1000

803

Feb 1943

64743

1000

236,000

70,500

Built as Bingham & Garfield Railway No. 803.

Scrapped.
Service Notes

As B&G No. 803 used as yard switcher at Magna, UT.
To Kennecott Nevada Mines Division No. 803 in Nov 1948; switcher at McGill smelter.
By 1963, No. 803 was worn out; machinists at Copper Flat didn't have the tools to overhaul the prime mover. The No. 801 was transferred to NMD from Chino and the No. 803 sat out of service at McGill for years.

 
July 1972

McGill, NV

Keith Ardinger photograph
Copyright © 2001 Keith Ardinger
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