One of the first of 30 or so Baldwin articulated-tank logging locomotives, this engine had rectangular tanks.
After operating in Hammond's Mill City, Ore area for ten years, the 4 was sold to Mill City Manufacturing Logging Company in 1934. Mill City sold the 4 to Flora Logging, Flora to Consolidated Timber Company of Williams, Ariz. Consolidated to Saginaw & Manistee. The S&M removed the tanks and added a slope-back tender, later substituting a rectangular tender. Finally, the S&M sold the 4 to the Southwest Lumber Mills Co, where it ran for years before being scrapped in 1957.
Hammond would return to Baldwin for a two more engines in 1925 that had split saddle tanks; see Locobase 4054.
Built as a pair, these had split saddletanks on the boiler (one over each engine unit), which shortened the engine's wheelbase, like many other logging Mallets. #6 went into service at Foss, Ore while 5 operated at Mill City. Maximum grades were given as 5.5% combined with 30 degree uncompensated curves. The firebox crown sheet was to be sloped for 8% grades, that is: "Fire box crown sheet and tubes at front tube sheet to be arranged to be covered with water for operation over grades of 8%."
#5 had the shorter career, parallelling that of #6 for the first 8 years on the Hammond Lumber and Hammon & Little River Railroad. In 1937, #5 went to Crown Willamette as their #16 and soldiered on until 1959, when she was scrapped.
#6 wandered throughout the west, winding up in Flagstaff, Arizona in 1960. She subsequently went on display in two different locations.
Data from
| Specifications by Steve Llanso | ||
|---|---|---|
| Class | 4 | 5 |
| Locobase ID | 14258 | 4054 |
| Railroad | Hammond Lumber Company | Hammond Lumber Company |
| Whyte | 2-6-6-2T | 2-6-6-2T |
| Road Numbers | 4 | 5-6 |
| Gauge | Std | Std |
| Builder | Baldwin | Baldwin |
| Year | 1923 | 1929 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | ||
| Driver Wheelbase | 8' | 8' |
| Engine Wheelbase | 37.75' | 23.67' |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase | 0.21 | 0.34 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) | 37.75' | 37.75' |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) | ||
| Weight on Drivers | 182000 lbs | 179100 lbs |
| Engine Weight | 220000 lbs | 220000 lbs |
| Tender Light Weight | ||
| Total Engine and Tender Weight | 220000 lbs | 220000 lbs |
| Tender Water Capacity | 2500 gals | 2000 gals |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) | 1000 gals | 1000 gals |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) on which locomotive could run | 51 lb/yard | 50 lb/yard |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | ||
| Driver Diameter | 44" | 44" |
| Boiler Pressure | 200 psi | 200 psi |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) | 17" x 24" (2) | 17" x 24" (2) |
| Low Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) | 26" x 24" (2) | 26" x 24" (2) |
| Tractive Effort | 37545 lbs | 37545 lbs |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.85 | 4.77 |
| Heating Ability | ||
| Firebox Area | 128 sq. ft | 128 sq. ft |
| Grate Area | 26.20 sq. ft | 26.20 sq. ft |
| Evaporative Heating Surface | 1654 sq. ft | 1654 sq. ft |
| Superheating Surface | 358 sq. ft | 358 sq. ft |
| Combined Heating Surface | 2012 sq. ft | 2012 sq. ft |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 262.33 | 262.33 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | ||
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 5240 | 5240 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 6183 | 6183 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 30208 | 30208 |
| Power L1 | 5486 | 5486 |
| Power MT | 398.72 | 405.18 |