Rahway Valley No. 16
Rahway Valley No. 16
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NO. 16 AT GENERAL ELECTRIC'S PLANT ON JANUARY 17, 1951. [DONALD A. MAXTON COLLECTION]
NO. 16 AT KENILWORTH ON JANUARY 30, 1951, THE DAY AFTER IT ARRIVED. [WILLIAM S. YOUNG PHOTO, RICHARD J. KING COLLECTION]
NO. 16 AT KENILWORTH IN JULY 1956. [TED GLEICHMANN, JR. PHOTO]
NO. 16 AT KENILWORTH ON MARCH 30, 1967. [ANDY DICK COLLECTION]
NO. 16 AT KENILWORTH ON JULY 17, 1970. [JAMES CLAFLIN PHOTO, RICHARD J. KING COLLECTION]
NO. 16 AT ROSELLE PARK ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1978. [BOB GRAHAM PHOTO, BOB WILT COLLECTION]
NO. 16 AT ROSELLE PARK IN JUNE 1979. [ANDY DICK COLLECTION]
Model: 70-ton Switcher
Type: B=B (4-0-4 / 0-4-4-0)
Builder: General Electric Company, Erie, PA
Built: January, 1951
Construction No.: 30838
Previous Owner(s): n/a
Acquired From: Purchased new from builder
Order Date: October 23, 1950
Purchase Price: $66,770.00
Freight Charges: $495.00
Down Payment: $38,770.00, remainder financed through GE.
Interest: $2,970.00
Total Cost: $69,740.00
Arrived on Property: January 29, 1951, Summit, NJ
Disposition: Sold December 22, 1986 to Delaware Otsego Corporation. Served on NYS&W system. Donated 1995 to United Railroad Historical Society of NJ. On loan to Whippany Railway Museum, 2004-2016. Donated to the Tri-State Railway Historical Society in 2017.
Present Location: Morristown & Erie Railway, Morristown, NJ.
Notes: Fitted with a Switch Engine Speed Recorder, manufactured by Barco Mfg. Co., Model C, Serial No. 50397. Purchased from and installed by GE on April 18, 1952, at a cost of $475.00. Arrived in factory colors, red and yellow. Repainted Cornell red (maroon) and white in 1975. Cosmetically restored to red and yellow, August to September 2005, and again June to November 2014.
LOCOMOTIVE SPECIFICATIONS:
Phase: PS-B70T
Version: End Cab, non-MU equipped
Engine Builder: Cooper-Bessemer
Engine Model: FWL-6T, turbocharged
Engine Serial No.: 5100
Engine Configuration: Six (6) cylinder, four (4) cycle, diesel
Bore and Stroke: 9" x 10-1/2"
Horsepower: 660
Full Load RPM: 1,000
Idle RPM: 450
Main Generator: GT-571
Auxiliary Generator: GMG-146
Gear Ratio: 105:15
Traction Motors: Four (4) type GE 748, each 510 ampere continuous rating; 550 ampere one hour rating.
Control: General Electric Co., electric pneumatic, single station.
Brakes: Combined independent and automatic air brake equipment, Schedule 14-EL
Fuel Capacity: 500 gallons
Engine Cooling Water Capacity: 100 gallons
Lubricating Oil Capacity: 125 gallons
Sand Capacity: 12 cubic feet
Length Inside Knuckles: 37'
Height Overall: 13' 5-1/2"
Width Overall: 10'
Locomotive Wheelbase: 26' 3"
Truck Wheelbase: 6' 10"
Wheel Diameter: 36"
Minimum Radius Curvature: 75'
Underframe Construction: Welded
Journal Bearings, type: Friction
Journal Bearing, size: 5-1/2" by 10"
Tractive Effort at one-hour rating: 26,000 lbs.
Weight in Working Order: 137,600 lbs., later reported as 139,000 lbs.
Light Weight: 132,800 lbs.
Max Speed: 55 MPH
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