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Engines of NCNGRR
| Engine |
Name |
Manufacturer |
Const. |
Built |
Type |
NCNG Service |
Disposition |
| 1 |
"Grass Valley" |
Baldwin |
3762 |
July 1875 |
4-4-0 |
1875-1936 |
Scrapped in 1936. |
| 2 |
"Nevada" |
Baldwin |
3758 |
July 1875 |
2-6-0 |
1875-1936 |
Scrapped in 1936. |
| 3 |
none |
Baldwin |
4172 |
Sept 1877 |
4-4-0 |
1877-1915 |
Scrapped in 1926. Boiler returned to NCNG Museum in 1997. |
| 4 |
"Santa Cruz" |
Porter-Bell |
218 |
1875 |
0-6-0 |
1899-1916 |
Scrapped in 1916. |
| 5 |
"Tahoe" |
Baldwin |
3709 |
March 1875 |
2-6-0 |
1899-1940 |
Sold in 1940 to Frank Lloyd Productions. Leased by the NCNGRR Museum from Universal Pictures in 1985. |
| 6 |
none |
New York Works |
22 |
1883 |
2-6-0 |
1915-1921 |
Scrapped in 1926. |
| 7 |
none |
Baldwin |
5782 |
Aug 1881 |
4-4-0 |
1929-1934 |
Scrapped in 1937.
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| 8 |
none |
Baldwin |
6057 |
Feb 1882 |
2-8-0 |
1933-1942 |
Sold in 1942 to Dulien Steel Products Co. Scrapped in 1948. |
| 9 |
none |
Baldwin |
41300 |
April 1914 |
2-8-0 |
1933-1942 |
Sold to US Navy and "scrapped" in 1945. Rumored to be in China, Africa, or the Philippines.
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| 10 |
none |
Fate-Root-Heath Co., Plymouth, Ohio. (Model FL)
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0-4-0 |
Jan 1936 to Jun 1936 |
(Gasoline-Mechanical) Wrecked in 1936and scrapped later.
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| 11 |
none |
Whitcomb Mfg. Co., Rochell, IL. (Const. #12633)
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0-4-0 |
1936-1942 |
(Gasoline-Mechanical) Sold in 1942 to Dulien Steel Products Co.
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| none |
"Glenbrook" |
Baldwin |
3712 |
1875 |
4-4-0 |
1936-1942 |
Purchased to supply parts for No.5. Never used. Returned to Carson City, NV, in 1942. Awaiting restoration at the Nevada State Railroad Museum.
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Engines of the NCNGRR (Standard Gauge)
| Engine |
Manufacturer |
Const. |
Built |
Type |
NCNG Service |
Disposition |
| none |
Heilsler Mfg. Co. |
1004 |
Jun 1896 |
Heisler 2-Truck |
1913-1914 |
Sold in 1914 to the Willamette Valley Lumber Co. |
| none |
Climax Mfg. Co. |
1023 |
1910 |
Climax 2-Truck |
1913-1923 |
Sold in 1923 to Grant-Friant Rock & Gravel Co. Last seen in the 1930's. |
Sources: "Nevada County Narrow Gauge" by Gerold M. Best, 1965
"Tahoe Twins" by Larry Jensen, Pacific RailNews, April, 1987 |
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