New Orleans Great Northern 4-4-0 "American" Type Locomotives

Class 101 (Locobase 6908)

Data from 1928 NOGN Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection. The book only records driving wheel center diameters; Locobase assumes a 3 1/2" tire.

Locobase also was suspicious of the builder's date, but Drury (1993) shows the same figure. The NOGN diagram also reveals that the unit cost for this class ranged from $13,462.29 for 106 (love the precision of the 29 cents) to $13,728.25 for 104.

They seem to have left service soon after the NOGN's absorption by the GM&N.

Specifications
Class101
Locobase ID6908
RailroadNew Orleans Great Northern (GM&O)
Whyte4-4-0
Road Numbers101-106
GaugeStd
BuilderBurnham, Williams & Co
Year1907
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase 8.50'
Engine Wheelbase22.58'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.38
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers83000 lbs
Engine Weight124000 lbs
Tender Light Weight60000 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight184000 lbs
Tender Water Capacity5000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)11 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run69 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter69"
Boiler Pressure200 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)19" x 24"
Tractive Effort21346 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 3.89
Heating Ability
Firebox Area
Grate Area35.90 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface1866
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface1866
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume236.93
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation7180
Same as above plus superheater percentage7180
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area0
Power L10
Power MT0

Credits

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