Ingoldsby Ore Hoppers at the East Ely Yards Chapter 2

Nevada Northern & Railroads of White Pine County

Ore Hoppers at the East Ely Yards

Contributed by Al Clemens

Chapter 2
Ingoldsby 500, 600, and 700 Series Ore Cars

500 Series Ingoldsby 12-Latch Steel Ore Cars

The 500 Series of cars were built by The Pullman Car Co. They were outside dump with two longitudinal bottom drop doors that were 10½ feet in length. The car's dimensions were 27 feet 6 inches over the ends, 9 feet 6 inches in height (top of car to top of rail), and 10 feet 2¼ inches wide. As delivered to Nevada Northern Ry Co. they had arch bar trucks with Simplex bolsters, 5½ x 10-inch journals, and were equipped with K-D brakes. They had a capacity of 120,000 lbs.

The door raising mechanism was hand-operated gears. These gears moved two large levers by means of associated link chains. The movement of these two levers, which in turn were connected to long shafts, provided the mechanical means to raise the doors. The doors were opened by means of two levers, one on each side of the car. Each lever had associated linkage, which was connected to the door's latches. Movement of this lever would either engage or disengage the door's latches. ICC Valuation entry for car #540 indicates a length of 27' 7" and a width of 9' 4". Visually the same as an 800 Series car (see the A.C.F. photo of C&S car #20150).

Car Description or Event

600 Series Ingoldsby 12-Latch Steel Ore Cars

The 600 Series of cars were identical to the 500 Series. Visually the same as an 800 Series car (see the A.C.F. photo of C&S car #20150).

KCC No. 612 Ingoldsby car with sealed bottom.
Ore yard East Ely, NV, June 1966.

Appears to have been fitted with a 6-inch height extender. Vulcan trucks.

KCC No. 670 Ingoldsby car with sealed bottom.
Ore yard East Ely, NV, June 1966

Car #670 is riding on an original Arch Bar truck on one end (left) and an early version of a Vulcan truck at the other end (right). The Vulcan trucks on the Ingoldsby cars remaining at Ely today have flat top side frames, and some have "VULCAN" embossed along the bottom of the side frame. In contrast, the top of the side frame on this early version of a Vulcan truck is a curved arch and "VULCAN" is embossed along the top of the side frame.

It appears that the slope sheets have been removed, changed, or altered and the ends now have near vertical sheets of metal with angle bracing. The doors appear to have been removed along with all of the door releasing and raising equipment, as can be seen in the 3/4 view. This was the door operator's end. The removed parts were probably scraped. This car has been fitted with a 6 inch height extender.

Because of the extent of the modifications required to perform the "sealing" process it would make an "unsealing" process a very expensive, but not necessarily an impossible process. However, if all of the same modifications were done to all 500-600-700 series "sealed" cars, as was performed on car #670, I seriously doubt that a "unsealing" process was ever performed on a previously "sealed" Ingoldsby car.

Car Description or Event

700 Series Ingoldsby 12-Latch Steel Ore Cars

The 700 Series of cars were nearly identical to the 500 Series. The ICC Valuation sheet for Nevada Northern Railway car #702 indicates the car had Vulcan trucks. Visually the same as an 800 Series car (see the A.C.F. photo of C&S car #20150).

Car Description or Event

The Nevada Ingoldsby Series of Ore Cars

Series	Date	Car Description or Event
500-599	Built 1908	Ingoldsby Bottom Dump - All Steel - The Pullman Co.
	1908	Purchased new.
	1917	Car #516 destroyed.
	May 1920	All remaining cars to Nevada Consolidated Copper Co. (NCCCo.).
	After 1932	Bottoms sealed after installation of rotary dump facility.
	1952	Car #537 scrapped.
	1960's - 1970's	Remainder of cars scrapped.
	1977	By the fall of 1977 all of the remaining cars were presumably scrapped.

Copyright © 2001 Steve Swanson Used with permission	KCC No. 612 Ingoldsby car with sealed bottom. Ore yard East Ely, NV, June 1966. Appears to have been fitted with a 6-inch height extender. Vulcan trucks.
Copyright © 2001 Steve Swanson Used with permission	KCC No. 670 Ingoldsby car with sealed bottom. Ore yard East Ely, NV, June 1966 Car #670 is riding on an original Arch Bar truck on one end (left) and an early version of a Vulcan truck at the other end (right). The Vulcan trucks on the Ingoldsby cars remaining at Ely today have flat top side frames, and some have "VULCAN" embossed along the bottom of the side frame. In contrast, the top of the side frame on this early version of a Vulcan truck is a curved arch and "VULCAN" is embossed along the top of the side frame. It appears that the slope sheets have been removed, changed, or altered and the ends now have near vertical sheets of metal with angle bracing. The doors appear to have been removed along with all of the door releasing and raising equipment, as can be seen in the 3/4 view. This was the door operator's end. The removed parts were probably scraped. This car has been fitted with a 6 inch height extender. Because of the extent of the modifications required to perform the "sealing" process it would make an "unsealing" process a very expensive, but not necessarily an impossible process. However, if all of the same modifications were done to all 500-600-700 series "sealed" cars, as was performed on car #670, I seriously doubt that a "unsealing" process was ever performed on a previously "sealed" Ingoldsby car.
Utility pole in background at the right end of the car. Copyright © 2001 Steve Swanson Used with permission

Series	Date	Car Description or Event
600-674	Built 1909	Ingoldsby Bottom Dump - All Steel - The Pullman Co.
	1909	Purchased new.
	May 1920	All remaining cars to Nevada Consolidated Copper Co. (NCCCo.).
	After 1932	Bottoms sealed after installation of rotary dump facility.
	1960's - 1970's	Remainder of cars scrapped.
	1977	By the fall of 1977 all of the remaining cars were presumably scrapped.

Series	Date	Car Description or Event
700-749	Built 1915	Ingoldsby Bottom Dump - All Steel - The Pullman Co.
	1915	Purchased new.
	May 1920	All cars to Nevada Consolidated Copper Co. (NCCCo.).
	1938	Bottoms were sealed on 25 random cars and renumbered as 700 through 724 to reflect this modification. The remaining 25 unsealed cars renumbered as 750 through 774. Most of the 700-724 cars were assigned to KCCCo. in Arizona and New Mexico. All of the 750-774 cars were assigned to KCCCo. in Arizona and New Mexico.
	1939-1940	Cars #701, #706, #715, #718 & #723 to Hurley, NM
	3/27/1950	Five cars to Hurley, NM - #'s 700, 704, 705, 713, & 717.
	5/1/1950	Ten cars to Hurley, NM - numbers unknown.
	12/14/1950	Ten cars to Hurley, NM - numbers unknown.
	19??	Forty-six of the 700's were sold to Ray Mines or Chino Mines. (Car numbers and date unknown.)
	1966	4 of the 700-724 drop bottoms were still in service at Nevada Mines Division.
	1977	By the fall of 1977 all of the remaining cars were presumably scrapped.

750-774	Built 1915	Ingoldsby Bottom Dump - All Steel - The Pullman Co.
	1915	Purchased new.
	May 1920	All cars to Nevada Consolidated Copper Co. (NCCCo.).
	8/22/1942	Fifteen cars to Ray, AZ - 760-774 inclusive.
	3/27/1950	One car to Hurley, NM - #758.
	1977	By the fall of 1977 all of the remaining cars were presumably scrapped.

The Nevada Ingoldsby Series of Ore Cars
*Chapter 1*	Ore Hoppers at the East Ely Yards — Introduction
*Chapter 2*	Ingoldsby 500, 600, and 700 Series Ore Cars
*Chapter 3*	Ingoldsby 800 and 900 Series Ore Cars
*Chapter 4*	Ingoldsby 1000 and 1200 Series Ore Cars
*Chapter 5*	Photo gallery — 1000 Series Cars at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum
*Chapter 6*	Photo gallery — 1200 Series Cars at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum

Nevada Northern & Railroads of White Pine County
Ore Hoppers at the East Ely Yards
*~Based on the original research of* *Steve Swanson, Al Clemens, and Richard Wilkens~*
*Contributed by Al Clemens*
Chapter 2 Ingoldsby 500, 600, and 700 Series Ore Cars


	Last modified 18 August, 2001 -/-