Rahway Valley No. 17
Rahway Valley No. 17
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NO. 17 AT GENERAL ELECTRIC'S PLANT IN ERIE, PA ON JANUARY 26, 1954. [DONALD A. MAXTON COLLECTION]
NO. 17 ON THE LEHIGH VALLEY BRANCH IN ROSELLE PARK IN 1954. [WILLIAM S. YOUNG PHOTO, RICHARD J. KING COLLECTION]
NO. 17 AT KENILWORTH ON JANUARY 19, 1956. [MICHAEL CAPUTO PHOTO, CORINNE CLARK COLLECTION]
NO. 17 AT KENILWORTH IN THE 1960S. [RICHARD J. KING COLLECTION]
NO. 17 AT ROSELLE PARK ON MARCH 3, 1978. [RALPH CURCIO PHOTO, RICHARD J. KING COLLECTION]
NO. 17 AT KENILWORTH ON AUGUST 18, 1980. [BOB WILT PHOTO]
NO. 17 IN KENILWORTH IN FEBRUARY 1988. [CARL PERELMAN PHOTO]
Model: 70-ton Switcher
Type: B=B (4-0-4)
Builder: General Electric Company, Erie, PA
Built: January 1954
Construction No.: 32130
Previous Owner(s): n/a
Acquired From: Purchased new from builder
Acquired Date: January 11, 1954
Purchase Price: $76,455.00
Freight Charges: $626.37
Total Cost: $77,081.37
Arrived on Property: February 2, 1954, 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, 2005-2016. Donated to the Tri-State Railway Historical Society, 2017.
Present Location: Whippany Railway Museum, Whippany, NJ
Notes: Arrived in factory colors, green and yellow. Repainted Cornell red (maroon) and white in 1975. Cosmetically restored to green and yellow, September 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.
Light Weight: 132,800 lbs.
Max Speed: 55 MPH
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