Rotary No. 1
Rotary Snow Plow #1
-Specifications-
-Specifications-
| Purchased from (second hand equipment) |
Alaskan Northern Railway |
| Built by | American Locomotive Works |
| Placed in Service | Seward 1917 |
| Estimated Life | 14 years |
| Weight of Rotary | 135000# Estimated |
| Weight of Tender | 91000# Estimated |
| Weight of Rotary & Tender | 226000# Estimated |
| Cylinders | 17" x 22" |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Ctr. to Ctr. Trucks | 15'-5 1/2" |
| Wheel Base of Trucks | 4'-6" |
| Axles | 5 1/4" x 9 1/2" |
| Wheels | Eight 33" diam. |
| Plow Wheel Diam. | 10'-0" |
| Plow Wheel Cutters | Reversible |
| Underframe | Steel |
| House | Steel-Ceiled inside with Wood |
| Maximum Height | 16'-0" |
| Maximum Width | 11'-9 3/4" - 6' Above Rail |
| Length - Rotary | 36'-0" |
| Length - Rotary & Tender | 62'-6" |
| Tender | 8 Wheel, Steel Underframe, Sq. End Tank (Eng. 618) |
| Coal Capacity | 10 Tons |
| Water Capacity | 4000 Gallons |
| Boiler - | |
| Working Pressure | 140 LBS. |
| Heating Surface | 1460 Sq. Ft. Approx. |
| Length of Boiler | 21'-5" |
| Diameter of Boiler | 60" |
| Number of Tubes | 202 |
| Dia. of Tubes | 2" |
| Length of Tubes | 9'-9" |
| Rotary equipped with Pyle National Electric Headlight. Grate Area - 32 Sq. Ft. |
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