Like the 2-6-0 shown in Locobase 9680, this engine was acquired by the Easton, PA-based West End Railway Company to operate on a narrow-gauge line at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition. It's interesting that the larger boiler went on the Eight-wheeler and not the Mogul. The 4-4-0 also had fewer fire tubes with larger diameters.
After not being delivered to the Manhattan Beach Railway, the Schuykill was sold to the Foxburg, Saint Petersburg & Clarion in western Pennsylvania (part of the Pittsburgh & Western network) in 1878 as their #1. The FSP & C was sold to the Pittsburgh, Bradford & Buffalo in 1881 and the engine went along as its #1.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Class | Schuykill |
| Locobase ID | 9681 |
| Railroad | Centennial Narrow Gauge |
| Whyte | 4-4-0 |
| Road Numbers | |
| Gauge | 3' |
| Builder | Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co |
| Year | 1876 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase | 7.50' |
| Engine Wheelbase | 18.58' |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase | 0.40 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) | |
| Weight on Drivers | 26000 lbs |
| Engine Weight | 42000 lbs |
| Tender Light Weight | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight | 0 |
| Tender Water Capacity | 2000 gals |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) | |
| Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run | 22 lb rail |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter | 42" |
| Boiler Pressure | 130 psi |
| Cylinders (dia x stroke) | 12" x 16" |
| Tractive Effort | 6062 lbs |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.29 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Firebox Area | 72 sq. ft |
| Grate Area | 8.50 sq. ft |
| Evaporative Heating Surface | 562 |
| Superheating Surface | |
| Combined Heating Surface | 562 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 268.34 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1105 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1105 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 9360 |
| Power L1 | 4006 |
| Power MT | 679.36 |
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