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Aroostook Valley No. 54
Westinghouse 60-ton semi-steeplecab
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United States | 1924
only one produced
In its later life as CSRL&P No. 4 in July 1959 at Cornwall
In its later life as CSRL&P No. 4 in July 1959 at Cornwall
Eugene Van Dusen / Joseph Testagrose

The Aroostook Valley Railroad operated 27 miles of track in Aroostook County, Maine which were electrified with 1,200 V DC in 1910. In the beginning the motive power consisted of a GE 40-ton steeplecab and a motorized boxcar. In 1924, they received the 60-ton Baldwin-Westinghouse shown here. It was numbered 54 and belonged to the Westinghouse class D. Baldwin designated it type 8-4/150-E-5. It was powered by four 150 hp motors and weighed 120,000 pounds. Its main task was to haul potatoes. Due to the harsh winters in northern Maine, it was equipped with snow plows. In 1946 it came to the Cornwall Street Railway in Cornwall, Ontario and was numbered 8. There it joined several other Baldwin-Westinghouse steeplecabs

General
Built1924
ManufacturerBaldwin-Westinghouse
Wheel arr.B-B 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Length38 ft
Service weight120,000 lbs
Adhesive weight120,000 lbs
Axle load30,000 lbs
Boiler
Power Plant
Power
Power sourceelectric - DC
Electric system1,200 V
Continuous power600 hp (447 kW)
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