Draft:Granite Rock Co. 10

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0T
• UIC	C nt
Driver	4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm)
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Minimum curve	150 ft (45.72 m) radius
Length	29 ft 6 in (8.99 m)
Fuel type	Coal or Oil
Fuel capacity	2,500 lb (1,130 kilograms) coal, or 300 US gallons (4,500 L; 1,000 imp gal)
Water cap.	1,200 US gallons (4,500 L; 1,000 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	19.4 sq ft (1.80 m2)
Boiler pressure	210 lbf/in2 (1.45 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	86 sq ft (8.0 m2)
• Tubes	790 sq ft (73 m2)
• Total surface	876 sq ft (81.4 m2)
Superheater	None
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	16.5 in × 25 in (420 mm × 640 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Valve type	Piston

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Howard G. Hill
Builder	H. K. Porter, Inc
Serial number	7461
Build date	August 1942

Granite Rock Co. 10
Granite Rock Co. 10
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Howard G. Hill
Builder	H. K. Porter, Inc
Serial number	7461
Build date	August 1942
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0T
• UIC	C nt
Driver	4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm)
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Minimum curve	150 ft (45.72 m) radius
Length	29 ft 6 in (8.99 m)
Fuel type	Coal or Oil
Fuel capacity	2,500 lb (1,130 kilograms) coal, or 300 US gallons (4,500 L; 1,000 imp gal)
Water cap.	1,200 US gallons (4,500 L; 1,000 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	19.4 sq ft (1.80 m2)
Boiler pressure	210 lbf/in2 (1.45 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	86 sq ft (8.0 m2)
• Tubes	790 sq ft (73 m2)
• Total surface	876 sq ft (81.4 m2)
Superheater	None
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	16.5 in × 25 in (420 mm × 640 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Valve type	Piston
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	21,630 lbf (96.22 kN)
Factor of adh.	4.65
Numbers
Career
Numbers	USATC 5001; GR Co. 10
First run	August 1942; 1997; April 11, 2015
Withdrawn	July 2011
Restored	1997; April 11, 2015
Disposition	Operational

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Granite Rock Co. 10 is an S100 Class 0-6-0 locomotive built in August 1942 by H. K. Porter originally as U. S. Army 5001. In 1947 In 1960 the locomotive was sold to the Granite Rock Company. In 1995 the locomotive was sold to the California State Railroad Museum and was undergoing restoration into operating condition in 1997. In 1999 the engine participated at railfair 1999 in Sacramento alongside with Eureka (locomotive), SERA 28, MEL Co. 1, SP 4449, UP 3985, UP 844, AT&SF 3751, and a newly restored SP 2467 where V&T Genoa, AT&SF 1010, NWP 112, UP 4466, and SP 4294 live. Along the way SP 4449 and MEL Co. 1 had to pose right next to MCRR 25 for a picture and set off again. UP 4466 did a last year run before being retired and put back on display. Suddenly UP 844 had suffered a tube and at the end, UP 3985 had to take UP 844 home dead in tow back to Cheyenne Wyoming. In 2005 the engine appeared in a movie called Memoirs of Geisha. In 2007 the engine was in a tripleheader with QR 2, and RD Co. 3. In July 2011 it was withdrawn from service and was being restored into operating condition. In April 11, 2015 the locomotive was back in service. As of 2023, the locomotive is still operational.

Appearance in media[edit]

In 2005 the locomotive appeared in Memoirs of Geisha.