Rotary No. 2
Rotary Snow Plow #2
-Specifications-
-Specifications-
| Purchased from (second hand equipment) |
Colorado Midland Railroad |
| Built by | Cooke Locomotive Co., Patterson N.J. Year 1900 |
| Placed in Service | Anchorage 1918 |
| Estimated Life | 15 years |
| Weight of Rotary | 133500# |
| Weight of Tender (Loaded) | 91500# |
| Weight of Rotary & Tender | 225000# |
| Cylinders | 18" x 26" |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Ctr. to Ctr. Trucks | 15'-5 1/2" |
| Trucks | Structural Steel |
| Wheel Base of Trucks | 4'-6" |
| Axles | 7 1/2" x 10" |
| Wheels | Eight 33" diam. |
| Plow Wheel Diam. | 11'-0" |
| Plow Wheel Cutters | Rigid |
| Underframe | Steel |
| House | Steel-Ceiled inside with Wood |
| Maximum Height | 16'-6" |
| Maximum Width | 11'-10" |
| Length - Rotary | 35'-2" |
| Length - Rotary & Tender | 56'-6" |
| Tender | 8 Wheel, Steel Underframe, Sq. End Tank |
| Coal Capacity | 10 Tons |
| Water Capacity | 4000 Gallons |
| Boiler - | |
| Working Pressure | 160 LBS. |
| Heating Surface | 1520 Sq. Ft. Approx. |
| Length of Boiler | 21'-5" |
| Diameter of Boiler | 68" |
| Number of Tubes | 278 |
| Dia. of Tubes | 2" |
| Length of Tubes | 9'-10" |
| Rotary equipped with Westinghouse 9 1/2" Air
Pump and Pyle National Electric Headlight. Grate Area - 26 Sq. Ft. |
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