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Ore Hoppers at the East Ely Yards
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~Based
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Contributed by Al Clemens
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Chapter
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Ingoldsby 1000 and 1200 Series Ore Cars |
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1000
Series Ingoldsby 14-Latch Steel Ore Cars with Air Actuators
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Built
by the Pullman Car Co. for the Ray & Gila Valley Railroad (R&GV). They
were outside dump with two longitudinal bottom drop doors that were 15
feet 1 inch in length and 36 inches in width (measurements made by the
author from car #1034 at East Ely, NV). The car dimensions (as measured
on car #1082 at East Ely) are 31 feet 3 inches over the ends, 9 feet 4
inches in height (top of car to top of rail), and 10 feet 3 inches in
width. All of the remaining 1000 Series cars at East Ely, NV are equipped
with Vulcan trucks.
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The
1000 Series of cars was similar to the 500-600-700-800 Series cars except
they are longer and instead of the 12 latches they have 14. In addition,
these cars have been fitted with two air actuators that aid in the raising
of the doors. These air actuators could also be used to provide delayed
dumping by the engineer from the cab of the locomotive. (Delayed unloading
was normally used for ballast unloading and probably not utilized with
these particular cars.)
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Each
air actuator is approximately 52 inches long. The top half is 5 inches
in diameter and the bottom half is 6½ inches in diameter. The air enters
and exits at the bottom. These actuators are located behind the slope
sheet at the door operator's platform end and are angled slightly upwards
towards the center of the car.
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The
location of these air actuators, along with the other Ingoldsby patented
mechanisms at the operator's platform can be seen in the end view of car
#1089.
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Notes:
The Ray Consolidated Copper Co. (RCCCo.) from 1908 to 1926, Nevada Consolidated
Copper Co. (NCCCo.) -- Ray Mines Division from 1926 to 1943, Kennecott
Consolidated Copper (KCC) -- Ray Mines Division after 1943. The name changes
didn't necessarily mean a change of ownership, only reorganization within
the Guggenheim companies. |
 Copyright © 2001 Al Clemens Used with permission |
KCC No. 1082
Ingoldsby Ore Car
1000 series Ingoldsby 14-latch steel dump car #1082. |
Copyright © 2001 Al Clemens Used with permission |
KCC No. 1089
Ingoldsby Ore Car 1000 series Ingoldsby 14-latch steel dump car #1089 with two air lines showing the two air isolation valves at the bottom. |
 Copyright © 2001 Al Clemens Used with permission |
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 Copyright © 2001 Steve Swanson Used with permission |
String
of Ore Cars Left to right: Minneapolis & St. Louis hopper, sealed Ingoldsby ore car, sealed Bingham & Garfield hopper, M &St.L. hopper, KCC #3004, KCC #3070, and unsealed 1000 series Ingoldsby ore car. Notice the difference in the length and number of panels between the Ingoldsby at the penultimate left position (either a 500, 600 or 700 series car) and the 14-latch (7 per side) Ingoldsby ore car at the far right. This establishes the transfer (of at least one) of the 1000-series cars from the KCC Ray Mines Division, AZ to the Nevada Mines Division by 1965. |
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Series
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Date
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Car
Description or Event
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1000-1099
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Built
1910 - 1911
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Ingoldsby Bottom Dump - All Steel - The Pullman Car Co. |
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1920
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All cars to Ray Consolidated Copper Co. | |
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1926
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All cars to NCCCo. -- Ray Mines Division. | |
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19??
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Cars
#1005, #1019, #1034, #1039, #1042, #1048, #1067, #1068, #1079, #1082,
#1089 & #1097 are part of the Nevada Northern Ry Museum's freight car
collection in East Ely, NV. It should be noted that 12 cars listed above
are from the Ray Mines Division in Arizona. However, it is not known when
they actually became part of rolling stock collection at East Ely (see
below).
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1100
Series Ingoldsby Ore Cars
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As
of this writing there is no evidence of any Ingoldsby ore cars being numbered
or re-numbered to provide for an 1100 Series.
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1200
Series Ingoldsby 12-Latch Steel Ore Cars with Air Actuators
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The 1200 Series was built by Koppel Industrial Car & Equipment Co. in Koppel, PA (see notes) possibly by authorization of Enterprise Co., as they presumably controlled the pertinent Ingoldsby patents at that time. They have incorporated all the attributes of the NCCCo. Magor car #900 with the following major modifications: (1) air actuators added (one per side) to aid in door raising; |
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The
air actuators, essentially the same type as the 1000 Series cars, could
also be used to provide delayed dumping by the engineer from the cab of
the locomotive. (Delayed unloading was normally used for ballast unloading
and probably not utilized with these particular cars.)
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The
location of the air actuator(s) along with the other mechanisms at the
operator's platform can be seen in these views of car #1219.
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The
date of manufacture for this series of cars is uncertain at this time.
All of the remaining 1200 series cars at East Ely, NV are equipped with
Vulcan trucks.
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Notes: |
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Koppel Builders Plate Oval Koppel Industrial Car & Equipment Co. builders plaque on Ingoldsby No. 1219 (left) and No. 1216 (right) above bottom step of ladder. |
 07 August 2000 Copyright © 2001 Al Clemens Used with permission |
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Series
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Date
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Car
Description or Event
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1200-1250?
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Built
1928?
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Ingoldsby Bottom Dump - All Steel - Koppel Industrial Car & Equipment Co. |
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1929?
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All cars to NCCCo. -- Ray Mines Division. | |
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1943
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All cars to KCC -- Ray Mines Division. | |
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19??
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Cars
#1207, #1209, #1212, #1216, #1219, #1223, & #1228 are part of the
Nevada Northern Ry Museum's freight car collection in East Ely, NV. It
should be noted that the seven cars listed above are from the Ray Mines
Division of Kennecott Copper Co. in Arizona. However, it is not known
when they actually became part of rolling stock collection at East Ely.
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The Nevada Ingoldsby Series of Ore Cars |
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| Ore Hoppers at the East Ely Yards — Introduction | |
| 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 |
| Appendix | Ingoldsby Automatic Car Company Patents |
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Last modified 12 March, 2003 -/- |
