Illinois Central / Ohio Valley 4-4-0 "American" Type Locomotives

Class 10 (Locobase 7035)

Data from the IC 1911 Locomotive Data and 1913ca Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Possessing a bigger boiler than most of the other Eight-wheelers that wound up on the Illinois Central, these engines didn't have a comparably sized grate. As a consequence, they probably ran short of steam more readily.

As noted in Locobase 7000, the ex-OV was leased to the Illinois Central for 99 years in 1897 and these two engines were taken into the IC motive power roster. 4954 retired more than 30 years later in July 1929, but 4953 lasted almost 6 years longer before its withdrawal in June 1935.

Class 1901 (Locobase 7028)

Data from the IC 1911 Locomotive Data and 1913ca Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

As the IC was turning out Moguls in 1888 (see Locobase 7016), it took the same boiler and grate and made passenger-engine Americans out of the basic design.

Class 1905 (Locobase 7029)

Data from the IC 1911 Locomotive Data and 1913ca Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Much of the IC's 19th-Century locomotive roster consisted of freight or mixed-traffic engines. In this year, however, Brooks provided 25 locomotives in two classes. The more common was the group described in Locobase 7031. The sextet represented here had the tallest drivers by far of any IC engines of the period, of a diameter suitable for true express work.

Class 1912 (Locobase 7031)

Data from the IC 1911 Locomotive Data and 1913ca Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

As noted in Locobase 7029, most of the IC's locomotive roster in the 19th-Century consisted of freight or mixed-traffic locomotives. This relatively numerous class was typical of the railroad.

Class 1930 (Locobase 7032)

Data from the IC 1911 Locomotive Data and 1913ca Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Rogers supplied two sets of Americans to the IC in the last decade of the 19th Century. They seem to have used the same grate, but had different boilers. See Locobase 7033 for the other variant.

Class 1933 (Locobase 7033)

Data from the IC 1911 Locomotive Data and 1913ca Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

This septet had the same running gear and cylinders as the Rogers trio that was delivered to the IC the year before. The firebox was a bit smaller and the boiler had 8 fewer tubes. The difference in tube heating surface doesn't quite compute but both the 1911 listing and the 1913 diagram insist on the numbers given in the specs.

Class 1940 (Locobase 7030)

Data from the IC 1911 Locomotive Data and 1913ca Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

The long wheelbase on these Brooks engines comes from the tradtional placement of the firebox between the driving axles. Given the long span between the leading driving axle and the truck, this engine had a low and overextended profile.

Class 1948 (Locobase 7034)

Data from the IC 1911 Locomotive Data and 1913ca Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Cooke's contribution to the IC's American holding was this set of engines with a greater than usual amount of direct heating surface. Because the firebox still stood between the driving axle and its length and width were no greater than usual, this meant an exceptionally deep firebox.

Class 2157 (Locobase 7037)

Data from the IC 1911 Locomotive Data and 1913ca Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

A pair of Americans, about average for the time in the size of their boilers, but possessing small grates, small fireboxes, and relatively modest adhesive weight.

Class 2169 (Locobase 7038)

Data from the IC 1911 Locomotive Data and 1913ca Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Like their Rogers-built stablemates (Locobase 7037), these home-built Americans were among the smallest of that wheel arrangement in service in the mid-1880s. Yet, as late as 1913, they still held places in the IC's roster. One suspects that the low axle-loading had a lot to do with their longevity.

Class 2180 (Locobase 7039)

Data from the IC 1911 Locomotive Data and 1913ca Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

As the IC built its own Americans, it also bought a pair from Pittsburgh. The IC engines' boilers were bigger but the firebox was about the same size and the locomotives generated about the same amount of power.

Class 2184 (Locobase 7040)

Data from the IC 1911 Locomotive Data and 1913ca Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Even for the time, these were small locomotives in every important respect: boiler size, grate and firebox areas, and relatively modest adhesive weight. The latter is perhaps most indicative of the intent of the design. These were light-footed engines that would be welcome on almost any branch line.

Class 2190 (Locobase 7043)

Data from the IC 1911 Locomotive Data and 1913ca Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

These were par-for-the-course IC Eight-wheelers, which meant that they were among the smallest in standard-gauge service in the US at the time.

Class 2196 (Locobase 7042)

Data from the IC 1911 Locomotive Data and 1913ca Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection. Works numbers were 7715 in November 1885, 7963 in May 1886, and 8429 in March 1887.

Like the other IC Eight-wheelers of the time, these were among the lightest and smallest Americans in service. The little class had diverse backgrounds, however. 7715 entered service as Ohio Valley #2. 7963 inaugurated the Baltimore & Annapolis Short Line as their #1 before being sold in 1894 to the Ohio Valley as their #4. 8429 went to work for the Ohio Valley as their #5. They all wound up on the Illinois Central.

(7961 - #3 in B & ASL service - became 3 on the Ohio Valley. It did not join the others on the IC, apparently.)

Class 2197 (Locobase 7041)

Data from the IC 1911 Locomotive Data and 1913ca Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Another in a series of small American designs that wound up on the IC. Locobase doesn't know the provenance of this particular loner, but figures it explored branch lines in some of the remoter areas of the IC system.

Class 4 (Locobase 11195)

Data from "Old Time Illinois Central Engine," Railway and Locomotive Engineering, Vol 23, No 4 (April 1910), p 140. Boiler pressure is an estimate.

A wodd-burner credited to Superintendent of Machinery Samuel J Hayes, this locomotive had a noticeably large firebox heating surface for the time. Hayes had designed many of the B & O's most successful early locomotives and this effort also yielded a solid layout that was copied many times over.

The illustration in the article is credited to Matthias N Forney, then a draftsman for the IC.

Class 961 (Locobase 2156)

Data from 1899 Brooks Catalogue.

Builder info from B.Rumary, 25 Kingscombe, Gurney Slade, Radstock, BA3 4TH, ENGLAND and Jeremy Lambert as supplied by Allen Stanley in March 2004. Works #2716-2723, produced in November 1896.

Boiler was improved Belpaire type. The class was scrapped in 1922-1924.

Specifications
Class	10	1901	1905	1912	1930	1933	1940	1948	2157	2169	2180	2184	2190	2196	2197	4	961
Locobase ID	7035	7028	7029	7031	7032	7033	7030	7034	7037	7038	7039	7040	7043	7042	7041	11195	2156
Railroad	Ohio Valley (IC)	Illinois Central (IC)	Illinois Central (IC)	Illinois Central (IC)	Illinois Central (IC)	Illinois Central (IC)	Illinois Central (IC)	Illinois Central (IC)	Illinois Central (IC)	Illinois Central (IC)	Illinois Central (IC)	Illinois Central (IC)	Illinois Central (IC)	Illinois Central (IC)	Illinois Central (IC)	Illinois Central (IC)	Illinois Central (IC)
Whyte	4-4-0	4-4-0	4-4-0	4-4-0	4-4-0	4-4-0	4-4-0	4-4-0	4-4-0	4-4-0	4-4-0	4-4-0	4-4-0	4-4-0	4-4-0	4-4-0	4-4-0
Road Numbers	10-11/1953-954/1953-1954/4953-4954	1901-1904	1905-1911	1912-1929	1930-1932	1933-1939	1940-1947	1948-1952	2157-2158	2169-2176	2180-2181	2184-2189	2190-2193	1196, 1198-1199 / 2196, 2198-2199	2197	4	961-969 / 1961-69 / 4961+
Gauge	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std
Builder	Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co	IC	Brooks	Brooks	Rogers	Rogers	Brooks	Cooke	Rogers	IC	Pittsburgh	Schenectady	Schenectady	Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co	Pittsburgh	IC	Brooks
Year	1889	1888	1890	1891	1892	1893	1894	1893	1884	1885	1888	1881	1884	1885	1886	1863	1896
Valve Gear	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson
	Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase	8.75'	8.50'	8.50'	8.50'	9.08'	9.08'	9.25'	9.08'	8.25'	8.50'	8.67'	8.50'	8.50'	8.25'	8.33'		8.75'
Engine Wheelbase	22.83'	22.98'	22.67'	22.67'	23.42'	23.42'	23.58'	23.42'	22.38'	22.42'	22.75'	22.67'	22.92'	22.17'	22.37'		23.59'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase	0.38	0.37	0.37	0.37	0.39	0.39	0.39	0.39	0.37	0.38	0.38	0.37	0.37	0.37	0.37		0.37
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)	45.43'	45.96'	47.42'	47.42'	46.62'	46.62'	46.79'	46.62'	45.24'		44.99'						50.50'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers	58000 lbs	62100 lbs	82400 lbs	83900 lbs	68200 lbs	77000 lbs	77000 lbs	66000 lbs	48800 lbs	53100 lbs	61200 lbs	45600 lbs	50500 lbs	49300 lbs	51000 lbs	36500 lbs	80000 lbs
Engine Weight	90000 lbs	96100 lbs	119700 lbs	119400 lbs	110200 lbs	118800 lbs	118800 lbs	103000 lbs	77300 lbs	83400 lbs	88600 lbs	71000 lbs	78250 lbs	78600 lbs	82000 lbs	60000 lbs	120000 lbs
Tender Light Weight	63000 lbs	80000 lbs	80000 lbs	80000 lbs	80000 lbs	80000 lbs	80000 lbs	80000 lbs	80000 lbs	80000 lbs	73700 lbs	63000 lbs	63000 lbs	63000 lbs	63000 lbs		90000 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight	153000 lbs	176100 lbs	199700 lbs	199400 lbs	190200 lbs	198800 lbs	198800 lbs	183000 lbs	157300 lbs	163400 lbs	162300 lbs	134000 lbs	141250 lbs	141600 lbs	145000 lbs	123000 lbs	210000 lbs
Tender Water Capacity	3500 gals	3850 gals	3850 gals	3850 gals	3850 gals	3850 gals	3850 gals	3850 gals	3850 gals	3850 gals	3000 gals	3500 gals	3500 gals	3500 gals	3500 gals		4200 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)	6 tons	7.5 tons	7.5 tons	7.5 tons	7.5 tons	7.5 tons	7.5 tons	7.5 tons	7.5 tons	7.5 tons	7.5 tons	6 tons	6 tons	6 tons	6 tons	tons	8.5 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run	48 lb rail	52 lb rail	69 lb rail	70 lb rail	57 lb rail	64 lb rail	64 lb rail	55 lb rail	41 lb rail	44 lb rail	51 lb rail	38 lb rail	42 lb rail	41 lb rail	43 lb rail	30 lb rail	67 lb rail
	Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter	64.80"	69"	75"	64.80"	69"	69"	69"	63"	58.50"	64.80"	64"	63"	63"	63"	63"	62.30"	75"
Boiler Pressure	165 psi	150 psi	175 psi	165 psi	165 psi	165 psi	165 psi	165 psi	140 psi	140 psi	160 psi	150 psi	140 psi	140 psi	140 psi	130 psi	200 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)	18" x 24"	18" x 24"	18" x 24"	18" x 24"	18" x 24"	18" x 24"	18" x 24"	18" x 24"	17" x 24"	17" x 24"	17" x 24"	17" x 24"	17" x 24"	17" x 24"	17" x 24"	16" x 24"	18" x 26"
Tractive Effort	16830 lbs	14369 lbs	15422 lbs	16830 lbs	15806 lbs	15806 lbs	15806 lbs	17311 lbs	14109 lbs	12737 lbs	14739 lbs	14037 lbs	13101 lbs	13101 lbs	13101 lbs	10897 lbs	19094 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort)	3.45	4.32	5.34	4.99	4.31	4.87	4.87	3.81	3.46	4.17	4.15	3.25	3.85	3.76	3.89	3.35	4.19
	Heating Ability
Firebox Area	136 sq. ft	123.50 sq. ft	136 sq. ft	136 sq. ft	147.50 sq. ft	137.99 sq. ft	163.26 sq. ft	157 sq. ft	102.98 sq. ft	106 sq. ft	125 sq. ft	99 sq. ft	119 sq. ft	121 sq. ft	107 sq. ft	153 sq. ft	152.20 sq. ft
Grate Area	17.50 sq. ft	17.20 sq. ft	29 sq. ft	29 sq. ft	17.40 sq. ft	17.40 sq. ft	17.86 sq. ft	18.40 sq. ft	15.80 sq. ft	17.05 sq. ft	17.25 sq. ft	17.25 sq. ft	17.30 sq. ft	16.50 sq. ft	16 sq. ft	14.30 sq. ft	27.20 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface	1610 sq. ft	1366 sq. ft	1525 sq. ft	1525 sq. ft	1559 sq. ft	1446 sq. ft	1529 sq. ft	1369 sq. ft	1258 sq. ft	1126 sq. ft	1177 sq. ft	1048 sq. ft	1250 sq. ft	1195 sq. ft	1042 sq. ft	1191 sq. ft	1802 sq. ft
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface	1610 sq. ft	1366 sq. ft	1525 sq. ft	1525 sq. ft	1559 sq. ft	1446 sq. ft	1529 sq. ft	1369 sq. ft	1258 sq. ft	1126 sq. ft	1177 sq. ft	1048 sq. ft	1250 sq. ft	1195 sq. ft	1042 sq. ft	1191 sq. ft	1802 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume	227.77	193.25	215.74	215.74	220.55	204.57	216.31	193.67	199.52	178.59	186.68	166.22	198.26	189.53	165.27	213.25	235.32
	Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation	2888	2580	5075	4785	2871	2871	2947	3036	2212	2387	2760	2588	2422	2310	2240	1859	5440
Same as above plus superheater percentage	2888	2580	5075	4785	2871	2871	2947	3036	2212	2387	2760	2588	2422	2310	2240	1859	5440
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area	22440	18525	23800	22440	24338	22768	26938	25905	14417	14840	20000	14850	16660	16940	14980	19890	30440
Power L1	5773	4840	6824	5559	6165	5734	6296	5279	3838	3971	4878	3854	4302	4197	3677	4727	8367
Power MT	438.87	343.65	365.15	292.14	398.58	328.35	360.53	352.67	346.78	329.74	351.44	372.66	375.61	375.37	317.90	571.03	461.15