Robert Dollar Co. No. 3

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Robert Dollar Co. No. 3
Robert Dollar Steam Locmotive.jpg
Robert Dollar No. 3
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderAmerican Locomotive Company
Serial number67544
Build dateNovember 1927
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-6-2T
 • UIC1′C1′ t
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.44 inches (1,118 mm)
Loco weight133,000 lb (60.3 tonnes)
Fuel typeOil (originally wood)
Boiler pressure200 psi (1,400 kPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size15 in × 24 in (381 mm × 610 mm)
Loco brakeStraight Air
Train brakes6ET
Performance figures
Tractive effort20,900 lbf (93.0 kN)
Career
Operators
Numbers3
LocaleCottage Grove, Oregon
Retired1959
Restored2007
Current ownerPacific Locomotive Association
DispositionOperational in pulling tourist trains for the Niles Canyon Railway, based in Brightside, California

Robert Dollar Company No. 3 is an operating steam locomotive on the Niles Canyon Railway. It is notable for having been the last wood-burning locomotive built for an American company.

History[]

The No. 3 was built new by the American Locomotive Company for the in November 1927. The Woodard Company assigned the 3 to its sawmill in Cottage Grove, Oregon.

In 1942, the sawmill, and the locomotive along with it, was sold to . They kept it for just four years before selling to facility and locomotive to the in 1946. In 1951, the locomotive was sold again, to the Robert Dollar Lumber Company. The Robert Dollar company converted the locomotive to burn oil, and finally donated it to the San Francisco Maritime Museum Association in 1959.

The San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park ended up not having much use for a locomotive, and she was leased in 1973 to the Bay Area Electric Railroad Association (it was eventually donated). The Western Railway Museum began restoration of the engine in 1979, but this project was not finished, and the disassembled No. 3 was donated to the Pacific Locomotive Association (Niles Canyon Railway) in 1999.[1]

Restoration on Robert Dollar Company No. 3 took eight years and was completed in February 2007, and it has been operating in regular excursion service ever since. It also took part in several special events, including a photo session in 2009, where it sat side by side with Southern Pacific 2472 and Union Pacific 844,[2] and Steamfest III, where it performed a quintupleheader with Quincy Railroad No. 2, Santa Cruz Portland Cement No. 2, Clover Valley Lumber Company No. 4, and Mason County Logging Co. 7.[3]

External image
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References[]

  1. ^ "Robert Dollar #3". Niles Canyon Railway. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  2. ^ "The 844, 2472 and Tank Engine #3". RailroadForums.com - Railroad Discussion Forum and Photo Gallery. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  3. ^ Niles Canyon Railway - Steamfest III, retrieved 2022-01-10

Robt. Dollar No. 3 - Niles Canyon Railway

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