Booth-Kelly 2-6-6-2 Type Locomotives

Class 2 (Locobase 3644)

A Prairie Mallet tank (BLW 34215) for a logging road and one of three of the wheel arrangement (the other two were tender engines) bought by the company in 1910. They operated over 26 miles of 1% to 5% grade over 30-deg curves pulling 385 tons. (The maximum gradient was later reduced to 3.33%.) The tank version was the first tank Mallet built for use in North America.

Wiener (1930) singles out the design, saying "They deserve far more than a mere passing mention, because they were so well thought out and designed that the type has remained unchanged until this [1930] day, except for the adoption of ...superheaters and arch tubes ...which tend to increase efficiency or to reduce maintenance costs." At some point the balloon stack was replaced by a straight pipe.

http://web3.foxinternet.net/sarek/mallets tells us that Booth Lumber #2 carried on until 1945 and was scrapped a year later in Wendling, Oregon.

Specifications
Class2
Locobase ID3644
RailroadBooth-Kelly
Whyte2-6-6-2T
Road Numbers2
GaugeStd
BuilderBaldwin
Year1910
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase8'
Engine Wheelbase23.59'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.34
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)37.75'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers177072 lbs
Engine Weight206080 lbs
Tender Light Weight
Total Engine and Tender Weight206080 lbs
Tender Water Capacity1670 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)8.8 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run49.19 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter44.50"
Boiler Pressure200 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)17" x 24"
Low Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke)24.75" x 24"
Tractive Effort36007 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.92
Heating Ability
Firebox Area132 sq. ft
Grate Area29 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface2082
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface2082
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume330.21
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation5800
Same as above plus superheater percentage5800
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area26400
Power L13043.47
Power MT227.35

Credits

Introduction and specifications provided by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media.