Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Freight Motors at the Oregon Electric Railway Museum

Anaconda Copper Freight Motor #351

IMG_8152 Anaconda Copper 1903 General Electric 35-Ton Steeplecab Freight Motor #351 at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 4, 2007
Freight Motor #351 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

This 35-ton steeplecab freight motor was built by General Electric in 1903 as Missoula Street Railway #.03 for use in Missoula, Montana.

IMG_5029 Anaconda Copper 1903 General Electric 35-Ton Steeplecab Freight Motor #351 at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on July 31, 2010
Freight Motor #351 at Antique Powerland on July 31, 2010

It was sold to Anaconda Copper of Anaconda, Montana in 1935 as #351.

IMG_5030 Anaconda Copper 1903 General Electric 35-Ton Steeplecab Freight Motor #351 at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on July 31, 2010
Freight Motor #351 at Antique Powerland on July 31, 2010

The exterior was painted at Powerland in 2007.

Anaconda Copper Freight Motor #254

IMG_8153 Anaconda Copper General Electric 25-Ton Steeplecab Freight Motor #254 at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 4, 2007
Freight Motor #254 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

This 25-ton steeplecab freight motor was built by General Electric for the Missoula Street Railway.

IMG_5028 Anaconda Copper General Electric 25-Ton Steeplecab Freight Motor #254 at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on July 31, 2010
Freight Motor #254 at Antique Powerland on July 31, 2010

It was sold to Anaconda Copper as #254 in 1916 and was retired in 1973.

IMG_5031 Anaconda Copper 1903 naconda Copper 1903 GE 35-Ton Steeplecab Freight Motor #351 & 25-Ton Steeplecab Freight Motor #254, July 31, 2010
Motors #254 & #351 at Antique Powerland on July 31, 2010

At the 2010 Steam Up #254 was coupled to #351 in front of the carbarn.

IMG_5027 Anaconda Copper 1903 GE 35-Ton Steeplecab Freight Motor #351 & 25-Ton Steeplecab Freight Motor #254, July 31, 2010
Motors #254 & #351 at Antique Powerland on July 31, 2010

Anaconda Copper Freight Motor #401

IMG_8144 Anaconda Copper 1912 Baldwin-Westington 40-Ton Steeplecab Freight Motor #401 at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 4, 2007
Freight Motor #401 at Antique Powerland on August 4, 2007

This 40-ton steeplecab freight motor was built by Baldwin-Westinghouse in 1912 as Timber Butte Milling Company #1. It was sold to Anaconda Copper in 1930 as their #401, and used at Butte, Montana until retired in 1973. It was originally equipped for third rail operation, as overhead wires would have interfered with ore being dumped into freight cars from above.

IMG_8672 Anaconda Copper 1912 Baldwin-Westinghouse 40-Ton Steeplecab #401 at Antique Powerland in Brooks, Oregon on August 1, 2009
Freight Motor #401 at Antique Powerland on August 1, 2009

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