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Standard 0-6-0
Alco Switcher Model S162
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Built February 1923 at the Montreal Locomotive Works
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Driving Wheel Height 51"
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Operates at 180 lbs (super heated) steam pressure
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31500 lb. Tractive Effort
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1400 horse power
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Walschaert Valve Gear
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#6 Air Brake System
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Piston Bore 20", Piston Stroke 26"
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Overall length 55 feet
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Carries 8 tons of coal & 3700 gal. water
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Purchased by Essex Terminal Railway in 1923
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Last major service - St.Thomas, Ontario 1956
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Taken out of service in 1960
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Used to supply steam heat to a building until 1963
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Stored in Windsor Ontario until 1971
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Moved to Milton by the Ontario Rail Association,1971 - stored
until 1985
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Leased to the Southern Ontario Locomotive Restoration Society
- April 1986
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Moved to Jarvis Hydro Plant July 1986, disassembled in
November 1988
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Moved to St.Thomas for restoration and assembly December
1993
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Certified and operated under its own power October 7,
1997
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Returned to service as a tourist attraction June 1998
