Re: SG to NG locomotive conversion mention, 1900

And, upon rereading, the more than 200 miles is indeed the cumulative total, not just that years replacement. 7944 tons for 1900, lets see x 2000(lbs per ton) /2 (rails) /85 (lbs per yd) x3 (ft per yard) /5280 (feet per mile) comes to about 53 miles worth. That makes more sense.
The 10 new std gauge engines mentioned were probably in the 720-739 (Brooks, 1899) class 170s series (later class T-28 ) or the 901-915 (Baldwin 1900) class 185s (later C-41, #'s 950-964) depending on actual dates in service. (or maybe the last few Brooks and the first of the Baldwins?) always fun digging around in this stuff, thanx.

hank

ps and for a bonus the Chicago Great Weedy just before it bought & built it's line to Omaha(1901). The shortest line from St Paul to Omaha, now mostly gone thanks to the my hometown RR the C&NW (boo, hiss). Note that the CGW was laying 75 lb rail as replacement on it's line to Chicago and that this was characterized as "heavy rail"



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