Saving Engines

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Excellent information, don't get me wrong, but if NS was going to move them they would have to know how much they weighed now. This would be a good starting point but you'd have to subtract the weight of the metal that rusted off and probably add the weight of the rust/plants/sentiment that has accumulated over the years. 

Brian Dembinski

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>From the Office of General Supt. Motive Power, Jan 26, 1943, revised

 Jan 10, 1944 (Table, WEIGHT OF SCRAP - STEAM LOCOMOTIVES)

W2
Weight in working order - 175,100 lbs
Scrap weight, estimated at 83% of wt in working order - 145,330 lbs
Axles and rods - 5,810 lbs
Bronze - 900 lbs
boiler and firebox - 27,610 lbs
Extra Heavycast iron - 23,250 lbs
Flues - 7,900 lbs
Tires - 5,600 lbs
Misc unsorted - 74,260 lbs

M2, M2c
Weight in working order - 262,000 lbs
Scrap weight, estimated at 83% of wt in working order - 217,460 lbs
Axles and rods - 8,700 lbs
Bronze - 1,300 lbs
Boiler and firebox - 41,320 lbs
Extra Heavycast iron - 30,440 lbs
Bed castings, driving wheel centers - 6,520 lbs
Flues - 14,600 lbs
Tires - 6,000 lbs
Misc unsorted - 103,140 lbs

This table includes all classes in service at the time.  Original in
 NWHS archives.  Have copy here, can duplicate for interested parties.

FWIW

Dave Stephenson





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