Saving Engines

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Also, many parts were removed by the scrapyard and "collectors".  Could be thousands of pounds or tens of thousands of pounds.

Sam Putney
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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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