Re: C & C Narrow Gauge Then & Now photos #9
| July 14, 2009 09:38PM |
|
Yes, the SP narrow gauge had a hand crank derrick that was converted from a standard gauge Southern Pacific car. Probably only good for handling trucks and blocking.
I cannot see how useful it could have been, but the SP must have thought so. After all, prior to steam powered derricks that is all that the SP had. It did arrive about two years after 4-6-0 #14 derailed on a curve on a 6' high embankment; the #14 appears to have been rolled all the way over prior to hauling it back up onto the grade.
From the record cards now at CSRM:
#1 .. 10-ton hand derrick renumbered from SP 687 at Mina (or Sparks) 3-11-20
trucks had been changed to ng 4-14-17 at Mina and car transfered to ng records
Vacated at Mina 6/38 and dismantled 7-18-38 at Mina
To go along with the #1 the SP had four other cars (1-A, 1-B, 1-C & 1-D) set up as the "relief" train.
From the Ferrell Book:
Brian Norden
I cannot see how useful it could have been, but the SP must have thought so. After all, prior to steam powered derricks that is all that the SP had. It did arrive about two years after 4-6-0 #14 derailed on a curve on a 6' high embankment; the #14 appears to have been rolled all the way over prior to hauling it back up onto the grade.
From the record cards now at CSRM:
#1 .. 10-ton hand derrick renumbered from SP 687 at Mina (or Sparks) 3-11-20
trucks had been changed to ng 4-14-17 at Mina and car transfered to ng records
Vacated at Mina 6/38 and dismantled 7-18-38 at Mina
To go along with the #1 the SP had four other cars (1-A, 1-B, 1-C & 1-D) set up as the "relief" train.
From the Ferrell Book:
Brian Norden
Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
488 stops for water at Los Pinos tank on closing day Oct. 1979. Photo courtesy Don Richter
The NGDF was started by Don Richter and is currently operated in his memory by Nathan Holmes and others. Others who have contributed to the upkeep of this board are (in no particular order): Charles McCandless, Everett Lueck, Ted Wilton, Cole Adams, James Bane, John Moellmer, Jon Bentz, Linn Moedinger, lloyd lehrer, Rod Jensen, John Craft, Steven Forney, Herb Kelsey, Bill Ramaley, Russ Sperry (El Russo Loco), Josh McNeal, John West, Jim Armstrong, Bob Bergstrom, Greg Scholl, Blake Forbes Doug van Veelen and Mark Fuller.