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| Welcome to Engine 17 on the web! |
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These pages are dedicated to the Vulcan 0-4-0T steam locomotive
designated number 17
at the New Hope Valley Railway and North Carolina Railroad Museum in Bonsal, NC
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a project of the East Carolina Chapter of the National Railway
Historical Society. Locomotive 17 operates on Ride Days at the New
Hope Valley Railway, pulling excursion trains up and down the line, and making
short work of switching duty, just as she did when built - over 65 years
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| Steam Tech |
Wheel arrangement:
Builder:
Maximum Allowable Working Pressure:
Weight on drivers:
Tractive effort approx:
Fuel:
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0-4-0T (Tank Engine)
Vulcan Iron Works, Wilkes-Barre, PA
190psi
82,000lbs
16,000lbs
Oil
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Please visit
the New Hope Valley Railway for more information:
www.nhvry.org
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