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Re: F&CC Locomotives

February 26, 2017 07:20AM
Bruce, I will have to go on line and check the Baldwin order books, but using the material in the D&RGW folio sheet for the C-18 class and the roster published in the F&CC history (Colorado Rail Annual 13), they all should be identical locomotives, although ordered in three batches.

F&CC Baldwin 2-8-0s, Nos 1 - 12.
Vitals:

Baldwin Class 10-26 E
Cylinders 16 x 20"
Drivers 37"
Boiler Pressure 160#
Engine Weight 72,000#
Tractive Effort 18,384#

First Order - Nos. 1 - 6, order placed in 1894.

Baldwin 14185, 12/1894, F&CC 1; Disposition ???, See Note 1.
Baldwin 14186, 12/1894, F&CC 2; Disposition ???, See Note 1.
Baldwin 14352, 7/1895, F&CC 3; Sold to D&RG 425, 8/1917, renumbered D&RGW 315 in 1924. Retired, to Durango for display 2/1950.
Baldwin 14353, 7/1895, F&CC 4; Sold ca 1918 to Montana Southern as MS 1, scrapped ca 1935.
Baldwin 14513, 10/1895, F&CC 5; Sold to D&RG 427, 8/1917, renumbered D&RGW 317 in 1924, scrapped at Montrose 11/1948.
Baldwin 14514, 10/1895, F&CC 6; Disposition ???, See Note 1.

Second Order - Nos 7 - 10, order placed 1896.

Baldwin 14768, 3/1896, F&CC 7; to Cripple Creek & Colorado Springs 35, Sold to D&RG 424 8/1920, renumbered D&RGW 320, scrapped 10/1938.
Baldwin 14769, 3/1896, F&CC 8; sold to D&RG 428, 8/1917, renumbered D&RGW 318. Retired, sold 1/13/1954, to Colorado RR Museum.
Baldwin 14770, 3/1896, F&CC 9; Sold to D&RG 429, 8/1917, renumbered D&RGW 319, wrecked 7/17/1951, scrapped 9/1951.
Baldwin 14771, 3/1896, F&CC 10; sold to Uintah Ry 8/1917, U Ry 12; sold to Eureka Nevada RR in 1937.

Third Order - Nos 11 - 12, placed 1897.

Baldwin 15246, 3/1897, F&CC 11; Sold to D&RG 426, 8/1917, Renumbered D&RGW 316, scrapped 1946.
Baldwin 15247, 3/1897, F&CC 12; to CC&CS 2, renumbered 37; sold 1920 to Montana Southern 2, scrapped ca 1935.

American / Schenectady 2-4-4T F&CC No 51

Vitals:
Cylinders - 13 x 18"
Drivers - 42"
Boiler Pressure - Not Given
Engine Weight - 77,000#
Tractive Effort - Not Given

Schenectady 4740, 5/1898, GC 52, to F&CC 51 ca 1900; Sold 1914 to Pajaro Valley Consolidated 10, scrapped 1935. See Note 2.

American / Schenectady 4-6-0s F&CC Nos 20 - 24, 52.

Vitals:
Cylinders - 16 x 20"
Drivers - 42"
Boiler Pressure - 180#
Engine Weight - 85,000#
Tractive Effort - 18,651#

Schenectady 5007, 4/1899, F&CC 20; Sold to RGS 20 1/1916, sold to Rocky Mtn RR Club 1952, display at Colo RR Museum under restoration 2017.
Schenectady 5008, 4/1899, F&CC 21; Renumbered 25 in 1905; Sold to RGS 25 1/1916, scrapped 1940.
Schenectady 5399, 1/1900, F&CC 22; Sold to NCO 22 in 1915, to SP 22, scrapped 1949.
Schenectady 5420, 1/1900, F&CC 23; Sold to NCO 23 in 1915, scrapped by SP in 1946.
Schenectady 5421, 1/1900, F&CC 24; Sold to RGS 22 1/1916, scrapped 1946.
Schenectady 5006, 4/1899, Golden Circle 52, renumbered F&CC 52 circa 1901 to CC&CS 28; Sold 1920 to Kentwood Greensburg & Southwestern. Note 3.

NOTE 1. Dispositions are unknown for Nos 1, 2, and 6, excepting that one of the three was sold to the Montana Southern.
NOTE 2. Delivered as an 0-4-4T, but promptly rebuilt by the F&CC with a pilot truck. Used on commuter trains in the mining district.
NOTE 3. The Golden Circle was a subsidiary of the F&CC. The KG&SW was in Louisiana. Disposition unknown.

Sources Consulted:

Baldwin Locomotive Works, Order / Specification sheets, BLW Order Books, Vol, 19 and 20, DeGolyer Library, SMU on-line.
Bender, Henry, Uintah Railway, 1970. Uintah Ry roster.
Cafkey, M. Rails Around Gold Hill, 1955. F&CC Roster
Wilkins, Tivis, Florence & Cripple Creek, Colorado Rail Annual 13, 1976. F&CC Roster


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