Nevada Northern Railway
Nevada Consolidated Copper Co.
Kennecott Copper, Nevada Mines Division
Compiled by Keith Albrandt
(Data copied and reformatted without permission from Keith Albrandt's online "Nevada Northern Railway Complete Locomotive Roster") (no longer available)
This page was last updated on April 6, 2013.
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Alco-Schenectady 4-4-0 -- 1 locomotive
16x24 cylinders; 60 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Previous Number |
Date To NNRy |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NN 1 | SP 1228 | 18 Nov 1905 | Jun 1869 | 566 | 29 Dec 1923 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 80,150 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 50,600 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 12,434 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): (28,500 pounds) |
| Coal: 7 tons |
| Water: 3,600 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Central Pacific no. 161 "Juno"; to SP no. 1228; sold to Nevada Northern Railway on November 18, 1905; purchase cost was $4018.00. |
| b. | Passenger service |
| c. | Scrapped 1931. |
Alco-Schenectady 4-6-0 -- 1 locomotive
18x24 cylinders; 54 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Previous Number |
Date To NNRy |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NN 2 | SP 2045 | 13 Dec 1905 | Dec 1880 | 1307 | ca. 1931 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 89,100 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: |
| Tractive Effort: 16,230 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: |
| Water: |
Notes:
| a. | NN 2 was built as Southern Pacific no. 26; to SP no. 106; to SP no. 1609; to SP no. 2045; sold to Nevada Northern on December 13, 1905; purchase cost was $5,425.00. |
| b. | Out of service from August 1911 through 1913; after repairs sold to Steptoe Valley Smelting & Mining in March 1914; to NCCCo no. 400 after December 1914; sometime during its service at McGill its tender was reconfigured as a slope-back.. |
| c. | Scrapped in 1931. |
Alco-Dickson 4-6-0 -- 1 locomotive
20x26 cylinders; 62 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date To NN 10 |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Later Number |
Date Renumbered |
| NN 4 | Nov 1909 | Sep 1906 | 41240 | NN 10 | Nov 1909 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 150,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 114,000 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 25,660 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): (46,410 pounds) |
| Coal: 12 tons |
| Water: 6,500 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new as NN no. 4; purchase cost was $13,400.00. |
| b. | Passenger service. |
| c. | Renumbered no. 10 in November 1909. |
Alco-Pittsburgh 0-6-0 -- 1 locomotive
20x26 cylinders; 51 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NN 6 | Aug 1910 | 48184 | ca. 1950 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 148,300 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 148,300 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 34,700 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): 109,200 pounds |
| Coal: 10 tons |
| Water: 5,000 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new as Nevada Northern no. 6 |
| b. | Alco was late delivering this engine, by about two years after the initial order. Mr. Cannon convinced the New York office to order no. 40 from Baldwin. Alco was also charging ~$3000 for changes to their no. 40 proposal, whereas Baldwin Locomotive Works was making the much more reasonable charge of only $137. |
| c. | Early main yard switcher; slope-back tender. |
| d. | Sold to NCCCo. no. 6, March 1916. |
| e. | In McGill scrap line on December 4, 1950. Presumably scrapped in 1951. |
Alco-Dickson 4-6-0 -- 1 locomotive
20x26 cylinders; 62 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Later Number |
Date Renumbered |
| NN 7 | Apr 1907 | 42662 | NN 11 | Oct 1909 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 149,900 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 111,900 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 25,664 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): 113,700 pounds |
| Coal: 10 tons |
| Water: 6,000 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new NN no. 7; purchase cost was $13,700.00. |
| b. | NN 7 was renumbered to NN no. 11 in October 1909. |
| c. | Three locomotives assigned to passenger service: NN 10, NN 11 and NN 40. |
Alco-Dickson 4-6-0 -- 1 locomotive
20x26 cylinders; 62 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Previous Number |
Date To NN 10 |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NN 10 | NN 4 | Nov 1909 | Sep 1906 | 41240 | May 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 150,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 114,000 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 25,660 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): (46,410 pounds) |
| Coal: 12 tons |
| Water: 6,500 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new NN no. 4; purchase cost was $13,400.00. |
| b. | Three locomotives assigned to passenger service: NN 10, NN 11 and NN 40. |
| c. | Renumbered no. 10 in November 1909. |
| d. | Sold for scrap in May 1951; scrapped at McGill in March 1952 |
Alco-Dickson 4-6-0 -- 1 locomotive
20x26 cylinders; 62 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Previous Number |
Date To NN 11 |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NN 11 | NN 7 | Oct 1909 | Apr 1907 | 42662 | May 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 149,900 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 111,900 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 25,664 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): 113,700 pounds |
| Coal: 10 tons |
| Water: 6,000 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new NN no. 7; purchase cost was $13,700.00. |
| b. | NN 7 was renumbered to NN no. 11 in October 1909. |
| c. | Three locomotives assigned to passenger service: NN 10, NN 11 and NN 40. |
| d. | Withdrawn from service early in 1940. |
| e. | Sold for scrap in May 1951; scrapped at McGill in March 1952 |
Alco-Rogers 4-6-0 -- 1 locomotive
19x26 cylinders; 58 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Previous Number |
Date To NN 20 |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NN 20 | ASSCo 8 | Oct 1909 | Feb 1907 | 37573 | ca. 1954 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 154,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 115,000 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 26,130 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): (51,000 pounds) |
| Coal: 10 tons |
| Water: 6,500 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new as American Smelters Securites Co. no. 8; purchase cost was $14,975.00. |
| b. | Renumbered to Nevada Northern no. 20 in October 1909. |
| c. | Used in Nevada Northern mixed service (light helper, mixed train service, way freight to Ruth and McGill, local passenger and interurban service); not generally used in passenger service, until the withdrawal of NN no. 10 in early 1941, then until the switch to highway buses on August 1, 1941. |
| d. | Sold for scrap in 1954. |
Alco-Brooks 4-6-0 -- 1 locomotive
19x26 cylinders; 58 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NN 21 | Mar 1909 | 46077 | Mar 1952 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 154,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 116,000 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 26,130 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): (51,000 pounds) |
| Coal: 14 tons |
| Water: 7,000 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new NN no. 21; purchase cost was $13,200.00. |
| b. | Freight service. |
| c. | Scrapped at McGill in March 1952 (tender used for replacement on Rotary B). |
Baldwin 0-6-0T -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
21x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
First Number |
Second Number |
Date To NCCC Nevada |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 37 | B&G 75 | NCCC Chino 37 | 4 Apr 1940 | Oct 1915 | 42624 | ca. mid 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 152,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 152,000 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: |
| Water: |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Bingham & Garfield no. 75; to NCCCo. Chino no. 37, as of ICC Valuation dated 30 June 1916 (other sources say 1929); to NCCCo. Nevada no. 37 on April 4, 1940. |
| b. | Saw only limited service as Copper Flat yard switcher in 1940-41 and set aside thereafter. |
| c. | Steam jam engine brake. Cross compound air compressors removed at Chino and replaced with one or two single stage compressors. |
| d. | Scrapped at McGill in Autumn 1951. |
Baldwin 4-6-0 -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Northern)
19x26 cylinders; 69 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
| NN 40 | Jul 1910 | 34942 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 137,400 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 102,500 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 23,100 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): 115,800 pounds |
| Coal: 10 tons |
| Water: 6,000 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new NN no. 40; purchase cost was $13,139.00. |
| b. | Three locomotives assigned to passenger service: NN 10, NN 11 and NN 40. |
| c. | Still active at Nevada Northern Railway Museum, East Ely, Nevada. |
Baldwin 0-6-2T -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
21x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Previous Number |
Date To NCCC Nevada |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 71 | B&G/UCC 71 | 8 Sep 1933 | Oct 1915 | 42620 | ca. mid 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: ~180,000 pounds; 152,000 pounds in 0-6-0 config |
| Weight On Drivers: |
| Tractive Effort: |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: |
| Water: |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Bingham & Garfield 71; to Utah Copper 71 in 1920; to NCCCo. Nevada 71 on September 8, 1933. |
| b. | Rebuilt from 0-6-0ST to 0-6-2ST circa 1936. |
| c. | Scrapped at McGill Autumn, 1951. |
Baldwin 0-6-2T -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
21x124 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
First Number |
Second Number |
Date To NCCC |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 72 | B&G 72 | UCC 72 | 3 Feb 1934 | Oct 1915 | 42621 | ca. mid 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: ~180,000 pounds; 152,000 pounds in 0-6-0 config |
| Weight On Drivers: |
| Tractive Effort: |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: |
| Water: |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Bingham & Garfied 73 (0-6-0ST); to Utah Copper Co. 72 (as of ICC Valuation dated 30 June 1916); to NCCCo 72 on February 3, 1934. |
| b. | Rebuilt to 0-6-2ST in 1936-1937. |
| c. | The relatively short wheelbase of the 71-88 class made them particularly suitable to negotiating the sharp curves in the Liberty pit as it got deeper. |
| d. | Scrapped at McGill Autumn, 1951. |
Baldwin 0-6-2T -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
21x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
First Number |
Second Number |
Date To NCCC |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 73 | B&G 73 | UCC 73 | 3 Feb 1934 | Oct 1915 | 42622 | ca. mid 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: ~180,000 pounds; 152,000 pounds in 0-6-0 config |
| Weight On Drivers: |
| Tractive Effort: |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: |
| Water: |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Bingham & Garfied 73 (0-6-0ST); to Utah Copper Co. 73 (as of ICC Valuation dated 30 June 1916); to NCCCo 73 on February 3, 1934. |
| b. | Rebuilt to 0-6-2ST in 1936-1937. |
| c. | Scrapped at McGill Autumn, 1951. |
Baldwin 0-6-2T -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
21x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
First Number |
Second Number |
Date To NCCC |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 74 | B&G 74 | UCC 74 | 3 Nov 1932 | Oct 1915 | 42623 | ca. mid 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: ~180,000 pounds; 152,000 pounds in 0-6-0 config |
| Weight On Drivers: |
| Tractive Effort: |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: |
| Water: |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Bingham & Garfied 74 (0-6-0ST); to Utah Copper Co. 74 (as of ICC Valuation dated 30 June 1916); to NCCCo 74 on November 3, 1932. |
| b. | Rebuilt to 0-6-2ST in 1939. |
| c. | Scrapped at McGill Autumn, 1951. |
Baldwin 0-6-0T -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
21x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
First Number |
Date To NCCC Nevada |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Later Number |
Date To NCCC Chino |
| NCCC 77 | UCC 77 | (???) | Apr 1917 | 45434 | NCCC Chino 77 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 152,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 152,000 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 30,000 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: |
| Water: |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Utah Copper Co. 77; to NCCCo. Nevada 77 (date?) |
| b. | Sold to NCCCo. Chino 39 in 1929 (or as late as 1931) |
| c. | Photographed in deadline at Chino (Santa Rita, New Mexico) in 1950 by Dick Biermann; scrapped in (date?). |
Baldwin 0-6-2T -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
21x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
First Number |
Second Number |
Date To NCCC Nevada |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 79 | UCC 79 | NCCC Chino 35 | 13 Dec 1935 | Apr 1917 | 45436 | ca. mid 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: ~180,000 pounds (152,000 pounds in 0-6-0 config) |
| Weight On Drivers: |
| Tractive Effort: |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: |
| Water: |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Utah Copper Co. 79 (0-6-0ST); to NCCCo. Chino 35 in 1929; to NCCCo. Nevada 79 on December 13, 1935 |
| b. | Rebuilt to 0-6-2ST in 1936-1937. |
| c. | Scrapped at McGill Autumn, 1951. |
Alco-Brooks 2-8-0 -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Northern)
20x26 cylinders; 49 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Previous Number |
Date To NN 80 |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NN 80 | ASARCO no. 5 (2-8-2T) | Apr 1913 | Nov 1906 | 41327 | May 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 178,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 145,000 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 36,800 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): (58,000 pounds) |
| Coal: 12 tons |
| Water: 7,500 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as American Smelting and Refining no. 5 (2-8-2T); purchase cost was $15,371.00. |
| b. | Rebuilt and renumbered from 2-8-2T no. 5 to 2-8-0 no. 80 in April 1913 (tender from Rotary B) |
| c. | Assigned to mixed service on Nevada Northern |
| d. | Sold for scrap May 1951. Engine scrapped at McGill March 1952. Tender still at East Ely. |
Baldwin 0-6-2T -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
21x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
First Number |
Second Number |
Date To NCCC Nevada |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 80 | UCC 80 | NCCC Chino 36 | Apr 1940 | Apr 1917 | 45437 | ca. mid 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: ~180,000 pounds (152,000 pounds in 0-6-0 config) |
| Weight On Drivers: |
| Tractive Effort: |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: |
| Water: |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Utah Copper Co. 80 (0-6-0ST); to NCCCo. Chino 36 in 1929; to NCCCo. Nevada 80 in April 1940 |
| b. | Rebuilt from 0-6-0ST to 0-6-2ST in 1941 (possibly the last one completed) |
| c. | Scrapped at McGill Autumn, 1951. |
Baldwin 0-6-2T -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
21x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Previous Number |
Date To NCCC Nevada |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 81 | UCC 81 | 11 Jan 1929 | Sep 1923 | 57016 | ca. mid 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: ~180,000 pounds (157,540 pounds in 0-6-0 config) |
| Weight On Drivers: |
| Tractive Effort: 32,300 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: 3 |
| Water: 2,000 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Utah Copper Co. 81 (0-6-0ST); to NCCCo. Nevada 81 on January 11, 1929 |
| b. | Rebuilt to 0-6-2ST, circa 1940 with extended frame, enlarged cab, trailing trucks, and large coal bunker. |
| c. | Scrapped at McGill Autumn, 1951. |
Baldwin 2-8-0 -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
21x26 cylinders; 51 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 81 | Mar 1917 | 45351 | (in service) |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 178,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 155,000 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 36,200 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): (61,000 pounds) |
| Coal: 12 tons |
| Water: 7,500 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new for $23,700. |
| b. | In service 19 May 1917. |
| c. | Mixed service. |
| d. | A photo taken in 1939 shows the engineer had written his name in chalk under the cab number: "H. Lombardi". |
| e. | Replaced on the local by RSD-4 no. 201 in late 1951. |
| f. | Donated to White Pine Public Museum, Ely, Nevada in 1960. |
| g. | Nevada Northern Railway Museum, East Ely, Nevada |
Baldwin 0-6-2T -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
21x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
First Number |
Second Number |
Date To NCCC Nevada |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 82 | UCC 82 | NCCC Chino 33 | 13 Dec 1935 | Sep 1923 | 57019 | ca. mid 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: ~180,000 pounds (157,540 pounds in 0-6-0 config) |
| Weight On Drivers: |
| Tractive Effort: 32,300 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: 3 tons |
| Water: 2,000 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Utah Copper Co. 82 (0-6-0ST); to NCCCo. Chino 33 in 1929; to NCCCo. Nevada 82 on December 13, 1935 |
| b. | Rebuilt to 0-6-2ST in 1936-1937. |
| c. | Scrapped at McGill Autumn, 1951. |
Baldwin 0-6-2T -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
21x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Previous Number |
Date To NCCC nevada |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 83 | UCC 83 | 11 Jan 1929 | Sep 1923 | 57020 | ca. mid 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: ~180,000 pounds (157,540 pounds in 0-6-0 config) |
| Weight On Drivers: |
| Tractive Effort: 32,300 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: 3 tons |
| Water: 2,000 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Utah Copper Co. 83 (0-6-0ST); to NCCCo. Nevada 83 on January 11, 1929 |
| b. | Rebuilt to 0-6-2ST in later 1930's with extended frame, enlarged cab, trailing truck, and large coal bunker. |
| c. | Scrapped at McGill Autumn, 1951. |
Baldwin 0-6-2T -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
21x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Previous Number |
Date To NCCC Nevada |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 84 | UCC 94 | 11 Jan 1929 | Sep 1923 | 57091 | ca. mid 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: ~180,000 pounds (157,540 pounds in 0-6-0 config) |
| Weight On Drivers: |
| Tractive Effort: 32,300 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: 3 tons |
| Water: 2,000 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Utah Copper Co. 84 (0-6-0ST); to NCCCo. Nevada 84 on January 11, 1929 |
| b. | Rebuilt to 0-6-2ST in later 1930's with extended frame, enlarged cab, trailing truck, and large coal bunker. |
| c. | Rivet lines on cab and coal bunker as well as the handrails on the tanks are in their original position. The only Utah Baldwin whose tank handrails were not moved to the top of the tank. |
| d. | Scrapped at McGill Autumn, 1951. |
Baldwin 0-6-2T -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
21x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Previous Number |
Date To NCCC Nevada |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 86 | UCC 86 | 11 Jan 1929 | Apr 1924 | 57768 | ca. mid 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: ~180,000 pounds (157,540 pounds in 0-6-0 config) |
| Weight On Drivers: |
| Tractive Effort: 32,300 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: 3 tons |
| Water: 2,000 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Utah Copper Co. 86 (0-6-0ST); to NCCCo. Nevada 86 on January 11, 1929 |
| b. | Rebuilt to 0-6-2ST in later 1930's with extended frame, enlarged cab, trailing truck, and large coal bunker. |
| c. | Of all the Utah engines, no. 86 is the only one that retained the cab door is its original position, suggesting that it may have been the first of the Utah Baldwins rebuilt into the 0-6-2ST configuration. The door was moved back towards the rear of the cab on the other engines. |
| d. | Scrapped at McGill Autumn, 1951. |
Baldwin 0-6-2T -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
21x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Previous Number |
Date To NCCC Nevada |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 87 | UCC 87 | 11 Jan 1929 | Apr 1924 | 57769 | ca. 1950 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: ~180,000 pounds (157,540 pounds in 0-6-0 config) |
| Weight On Drivers: |
| Tractive Effort: 32,300 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: 3 tons |
| Water: 2,000 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Utah Copper Co. 87 (0-6-0ST); to NCCCo. Nevada 87 on January 11, 1929 |
| b. | Utah Copper electrified in 1928 resulting in a surplus of steam locomotives. Six of their newer Baldwin's (No.'s 81, 83, 84, 86, 87, and 88) were sold to Nevada Consolidated Copper, Nevada Mines in January, 1929. |
| c. | Rebuilt to 0-6-2ST in later 1930's with extended frame, enlarged cab, trailing truck, and large coal bunker. |
| d. | Transferred to Kennecott, Utah Copper Division circa October, 1950. |
| e. | At the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950, as many as 5 or 6 of the Nevada Baldwins (including no. 87) were transferred to Kennecott's Utah Copper Division, as they were apparently seriously short of power. UCD had not purchased any new 750-volt Electrics for mine service since 1942 and the new 750-volt, 125-ton Electrics were not delivered until March 1952. |
Baldwin 0-6-2T -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
21x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Previous Number |
Date To NCCC Nevada |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 88 | UCC 88 | 11 Jan 1929 | Apr 1924 | 57770 | ca. mid 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: ~180,000 pounds (157,540 pounds in 0-6-0 config) |
| Weight On Drivers: |
| Tractive Effort: 32,300 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: 3 tons |
| Water: 2,000 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Utah Copper Co. 88 (0-6-0ST); to NCCCo. Nevada 88 on January 11, 1929 |
| b. | Rebuilt to 0-6-2ST in later 1930's with extended frame, enlarged cab, trailing truck, and large coal bunker. |
| c. | Scrapped at McGill Autumn, 1951. |
Alco-Pittsburgh 2-8-0 -- 1 locomotive
21x30 cylinders; 51 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NN 90 | Apr 1908 | 43289 | ca. late 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 187,300 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 163,800 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 41,890 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): 141,150 pounds |
| Coal: 12 tons |
| Water: 7,500 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new by American Smelter Securities Co. (Nevada Northern) no. 90; purchase cost was $17,525. |
| b. | Freight service. |
| c. | To NCCCo Nevada 90 in May 1920. |
| d. | All the ore line engines received Southern Pacific / Rio Grande type stairs from the pilot to running boards. |
| e. | Sent to McGill smelter as scrap on January 2, 1952. |
Alco-Pittsburgh 2-8-0 -- 1 locomotive
21x30 cylinders; 51 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NN 91 | Apr 1908 | 43290 | ca. late 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 187,300 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 168,000 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 41,890 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): 141,150 pounds |
| Coal: 12 tons |
| Water: 7,500 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new by American Smelter Securities Co. (Nevada Northern) no. 91; purchase cost was $17,525. |
| b. | Freight service. |
| c. | To NCCCo Nevada 91 in May 1920. |
| d. | All the ore line engines received Southern Pacific / Rio Grande type stairs from the pilot to running boards. |
| e. | Sent to McGill smelter as scrap on January 2, 1952. |
Alco-Pittsburgh 2-8-0 -- 1 locomotive
21x30 cylinders; 51 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NN 92 | Oct 1908 | 44603 | ca. late 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 187,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 168,000 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 41,890 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): (58,000 pounds) |
| Coal: 12 tons |
| Water: 7,500 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new by American Smelter Securities Co. (Nevada Northern) no. 92; purchase cost was $17,585. |
| b. | Freight service. |
| c. | To NCCCo Nevada 92 in May 1920. |
| d. | All the ore line engines received Southern Pacific / Rio Grande type stairs from the pilot to running boards. |
| e. | Sent to McGill smelter as scrap on January 2, 1952. |
Alco-Pittsburgh 2-8-0 -- 1 locomotive
21x30 cylinders; 51 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NN 93 | Jan 1909 | 44604 | (in service) |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 187,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 168,000 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 41,890 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): (58,000 pounds) |
| Coal: 12 tons |
| Water: 7,500 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new by American Smelters Securities Co. (Nevada Northern) no. 93; purchase cost was $17,610.00. |
| b. | Freight service. |
| c. | To NCCCo. Nevada no. 93 in May 1920. |
| d. | To White Pine Public Museum, Ely, Nevada in 1961. |
| e. | Nevada Nortthern Railway Museum, East Ely, Nevada. |
Alco-Pittsburgh 2-8-0 -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Northern)
21x30 cylinders; 51 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NN 94 | Jan 1910 | 46927 | ca. 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 195,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 167,000 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 41,890 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): 141,150 pounds |
| Coal: 12 tons |
| Water: 7,500 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Nevada Northern no. 94; purchase cost was $15,908.00. |
| b. | Freight service. |
| c. | Sold to NCCCo. Nevada no. 94 in May 1920. |
| d. | Scrapped at McGill 1951. |
Alco-Brooks 2-8-0 -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Northern)
21x30 cylinders; 51 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NN 95 | May 1914 | 54661 | ca. 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 195,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 171,500 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 41,900 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): 143,300 pounds |
| Coal: 12 tons |
| Water: 7,500 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Nevada Northern no. 95; purchase cost was $16,500.00. |
| b. | Freight service. |
| c. | Sold to NCCCo. Nevada no. 95 in May 1920. |
| d. | Scrapped at McGill 1951. |
Alco-Brooks 2-8-0 -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Northern)
21x30 cylinders; 51 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NN 96 | Jun 1916 | 56218 | ca. 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 199,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 171,000 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 41,890 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): (72,000 pounds) |
| Coal: 10 tons |
| Water: 7,500 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Nevada Northern no. 96; purchase cost was $20,125.00. |
| b. | Freight service. |
| c. | Sold to NCCCo. Nevada no. 96 in May 1920. |
| d. | Scrapped at McGill 1951. |
Alco-Brooks 2-8-0 -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Northern)
21x28 cylinders; 51 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NN 97 | Apr 1910 | 47766 | ca. 1954 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 192,200 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 172,100 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 38,100 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): 128,200 pounds |
| Coal: 12 tons |
| Water: 6,000 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Former Sharp & Fellows no. 31, Buffalo & Susquehanna. no. 171; not delivered to B&S, sold to S&F Jun 1915. |
| b. | Purchased 2nd-hand NN. no. 97 in 1917 for $14,000. |
| c. | Freight service. |
| d. | Sold to NCCCo. no. 97 in May 1920. |
| e. | Scrapped at McGill 1954. |
Alco-Schenectady 2-8-0 -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Northern)
23x28 cylinders; 51 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NN 98 | Apr 1929 | 67943 | ca. 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 222,500 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 198,500 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 47,000 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): 139,000 pounds |
| Coal: 12 tons |
| Water: 7,000 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Nevada Northern no. 98 |
| b. | Vern Pugh relates that the 98 failed out on the road more than any other engine because of its Worthington feedwater heater. |
| c. | Scrapped at McGill 1951. |
Baldwin 0-6-0 -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
21x26 cylinders; 51 inch drivers
| Road Number |
First Number |
Second Number |
Date To NCCC Nevada |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 300 (2nd) | B&G 302 | UCC 302 | Oct 1937 (1929) | Apr 1912 | 37668 | ca. 1950 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 155,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 155,000 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 34,400 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): ~100,000 pounds |
| Coal: 10 tons |
| Water: 5,000 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Built new as Bingham & Garfield Railway no. 302; to Utah Copper no. 302 in 1920 |
| b. | Commonly listed as transferred to NCCCo in October 1937, but more likely in 1929 concurrent with the Bingham pit railway electrification (1928-1929) that released many steam engines for NCCCo Nevada Mines Division and Chino Mines Division. Also, a note in the NCCCo files indicates NCCCo no. 300 was overhauled (reflued and relagged) in 1931. |
| c. | In McGill scrap line on December 4, 1950; presumably scrapped in 1951. |
H. K. Porter 0-4-0ST -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
10x14 cylinders; 30 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 309 | Jan 1913 | 5247 | ca. 1965 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 34,000 pounds (17 tons) |
| Weight On Drivers: 34,000 pounds (17 tons) |
| Tractive Effort: 5,900 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: |
| Water: |
Notes:
| a. | Built as Steptoe Valley Smelting & Mining Co., McGill, Nevada, no. 3; to Nevada Consolidated Copper Co. no. 309 in 1914 |
| b. | Used at the McGill smelter. |
| c. | Sold to C. G. Heimerdinger in 1965; moved to Pacific Locomotive Association, Richmond, California in 1968. |
| d. | At Pacific Locomotive Association's Niles Canyon Railway maintenance facility and storage yard at Brightside, California (between Niles and Sunol); dismantled ca. April 2001. |
Alco-Schenectady 0-4-0T -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
16x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 331 | Aug 1907 | 44250 | ca. 1935 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 85,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 85,000 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: |
| Water: |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new American Smelters Securities Co. (NCCCo.) no. 331 |
| b. | From the first group of locomotives used at Copper Flat; made surplus with acquisition of the Utah Copper 80-series 0-6-0ST locomotives in 1929. |
| c. | Sold to Amador Central Railroad, Martell, California, in 1935 (rebuilt to keep shop forces busy); sold to Pacific States Steel Company, Decoto, California in 1942 as PSS no. 331; later Judson Pacific Corp. no. 331. |
Alco-Schenectady 0-4-0T -- 1 locomotive (Nevada Consolidated)
16x24 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 334 | Nov 1907 | 43292 | ca. 1935 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 85,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 85,000 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: |
| Water: |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new as American Smelters Securities Co. (NCCCo.) no. 334 |
| b. | From the first group of locomotives used at Copper Flat; made surplus with acquisition of the Utah Copper 80-series 0-6-0ST locomotives in 1929. |
| c. | Sold to Amador Central Railroad, Martell, California, in 1935; rebuilt as ACRR no. 334; used at firebrick plant in Ione, California; sold to Pacific States Steel Company, Decoto, California in 1941 as PSS no. 334. |
Baldwin 0-6-0T -- 1 locomotive
18x24 cylinders; 44 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| 337 | Oct 1909 | 33928 | ca. 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 116,300 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 116,300 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 25,500 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: 1-1/2 tons |
| Water: 1,800 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new as NCCCo. no. 337. |
| b. | First of the series of Baldwin 0-6-0ST's no. 337-341. |
| c. | Only 337 class Baldwin to get large numeral and cross compound air pump. |
| d. | Last engine of this class in service at Ruth; out of service in 1944. |
| e. | Scrapped in 1951. |
Baldwin 0-6-0T -- 1 locomotive
18x24 cylinders; 44 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| 338 | Oct 1910 | 35380 | May 1942 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 116,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 116,000 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: |
| Water: |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new NCCCo. no. 338. |
| b. | First of four Baldwin 0-6-0ST's no. 338-341 purchased in 1910 for pit haulage. |
| c. | Sold to U.S. Maritime Commission no. 5 in May 1942; converted to oil. Presumably scrapped. |
Baldwin 0-6-0T -- 1 locomotive
22x26 cylinders; 51 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| 339 | Oct 1910 | 35398 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 116,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 116,000 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: |
| Water: |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new NCCCo. no. 339. |
| b. | One of four Baldwin 0-6-0ST's no. 338-341 purchased in 1910 for pit haulage. Transferred to McGill in 1939. |
| c. | Presumably scrapped during WWII. |
Baldwin 0-6-2T -- 2 locomotives (Nevada Consolidated)
19x26 cylinders; 46 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NN 500 | Jan 1917 | 44795 | ca. 1951 |
| NN 501 | Jan 1917 | 44796 | ca. 1951 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 164,600 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 149,300 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 31,200 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: 3 tons |
| Water: 2,200 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new. |
| b. | Received larger coal bunker. |
| c. | NN 500 recieved a complete overhaul and new firebox in March 1930. |
| d. | NN 500 was removed from service for stationary boiler service in 1947; never returned to service and retired after boiler plant overhaul was completed. |
| e. | Both locomotives were scrapped in 1951. |
Alco-Richmond 0-6-2T -- 2 locomotives (Nevada Consolidated)
19x26 cylinders; 46 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 502 | Jul 1924 | 65745 | ca. 1953 |
| NCCC 503 | Jul 1924 | 65746 | ca. 1953 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 178,000 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 156,500 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: 31,200 pounds |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: |
| Water: 2,000 gallons |
Notes:
| a. | Purchased new as NCCCo. no. 502 and 503 |
| b. | Long narrow firebox and difficult to fire. |
| c. | Long wheelbase (19' 10" total) not conducive to pit work due to tight curves at pit bottom; NCCC tried to keep the 500 series locomotives out of the bottom of the pit. |
| d. | NCCC 502 was very often the switch engine working to Kimberly. |
| e. | Both locomotives were overhauled and stored by the carpenter shop in Ruth after dieselization. |
| f. | Scrapped, perhaps as late as 1953. |
Alco-Schenectady 0-6-0 -- 1 locomotive
19x26 cylinders; 50 inch drivers
| Road Number |
Previous Number |
Date To NCCC |
Date Built |
Builder Number |
Date Retired |
| NCCC 600 | EA&L RR no. 3 | 2 Oct 1916 | Feb 1902 | 25875 | ca. 1940 |
Description:
| Engine Weight: 109,200 pounds |
| Weight On Drivers: 109,200 pounds |
| Tractive Effort: |
| Tender Weight (Light): |
| Coal: |
| Water: |
Notes:
| a. | Built new for Elwood, Anderson & Lapelle Railroad (Indiana; 4.8 miles total tracks; U. S. Steel) no. 3; sold to Southern Iron & Equipment Co., Atlanta, Georgia (loco dealer) |
| b. | Sold to NCCCo by Southern Iron & Equipment Co. (loco dealer) on October 2, 1916 as no. 1075. |
| c. | Complete overhaul completed June though December of 1930 or 1931; new firebox, new steel cab to replace wooden one, new tank bottom, Franklin Firebox Door $9,541.00. |
| d. | NCCC 600 was too small for pit service in later years. Prior to the building of the Copper Flat engine house in 1938, the 600 was the switcher from the Star Pointer shops to Copper Flat and to the various shops, probably including Consolidated Coppermines Emma-Nevada shaft and Kimberly. |
| e. | Sold circa 1940 to Utah Construction Company for work on tailings dike at Magna, Utah. |
Glossary
ASS -- Amercian Smelter Securities Co. (American Smelting & Refining Co.)
B&G -- Bingham & Garfield Railway (Utah Copper Company, Bingham, Utah)
NCCC -- Nevada Consolidated Copper Co.
NN -- Nevada Northern Railway (Nevada Consolidated Copper Company, Ely, Nevada)
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