Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis 4-4-0 "American" Type Locomotives

Class D-0-12 (Locobase 6863)

Data from NC&StL 9 - 1925 Locomotive Diagrams-CLR CHTS supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

A one-off Eight-wheeler, at least as recorded in 1925, and quite small. Having served the railroad for about 30 years, #2 was scrapped in October 1915.

Class D-0-13 (Locobase 6864)

Data from NC&StL 9 - 1925 Locomotive Diagrams-CLR CHTS supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Locobase believes this may have been a Walter McQueen design originally put in service on the New York Central. That conclusion further suggests that this locomotive may actually have predated 1876, but there's no other indication.

Class D-0-20 (Locobase 6855)

Data from NC&StL 1 - 1921 Locomotive Diagrams-CLR CHTS supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

This lone locomotive came originally from the Georgia Railroad as their #35.

Class D-0-9 (Locobase 6862)

Data from NC&StL 9 - 1925 Locomotive Diagrams-CLR CHTS supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

This may have been the first Dixie Line locomotive to enter service after the end of the US Civil War. The diagram notes that the engine had been rebuilt in 1886 and 1908, which accounts for the high bp shown in the specs. Even at that, this was a very low-powered locomotive.

It also records that the locomotive was sold on 10 April 1918.

Class D-1-13 (Locobase 6865)

Data from NC&StL 9 - 1925 Locomotive Diagrams-CLR CHTS supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

The master listing of locomotives shows building dates of 1887-1888, but the diagram page has a hand-written notation "Built 1882". Locobase suspects that 1882 was the original delivery date to another railroad and the 1887-1888 shown in the table represent either a rebuilding or the year the predecessor railroad was taken into the Dixie Line.

5 was sold to the Bugby Railroad on 13 Sept 1915, 6 went to "G.C & L. Co" on 11 June 1916. 7 had been scrapped two months earlier.

Class D-2-13 (Locobase 6866)

Data from NC&StL 9 - 1925 Locomotive Diagrams-CLR CHTS supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

The master table credits the NC & St L itself with building these engines in 1882 (3), 1883 (3), and 1885 (2). All the members of this octet were sold to G. C. & L. Co. on 1 June 1919.

Class D-3-13/D-3A-13 (Locobase 6852)

Data from NC&StL 1 - 1921 Locomotive Diagrams-CLR CHTS supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Baldwin supplied 24-27 (later classed D3A-13) in 1888, but they were likely quite different.

Class D-4-14 (Locobase 6853)

Data from NC&StL 1 - 1921 Locomotive Diagrams-CLR CHTS supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Note that these were freight-service Eight-wheelers.

Class D-5-15 & D-5A-15 (Locobase 6854)

Data from NC&StL 1 - 1921 Locomotive Diagrams-CLR CHTS supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Rogers was a steady supplier of Eight-wheelers to the NC & St L in the 1880s. These D-5s in particular fit the pattern of North American Americans in size and power. Baldwin produced one D-5A-15 (road #42) pressed to 165 psi (for a tractive effort of 16,500 lb) that was otherwise identical.

Specifications
ClassD-0-12D-0-13D-0-20D-0-9D-1-13D-2-13D-3-13/D-3A-13D-4-14D-5-15 & D-5A-15
Locobase ID686368646855686268656866685268536854
RailroadNashville, Chattanooga & St. LouisNashville, Chattanooga & St. LouisNashville, Chattanooga & St. LouisNashville, Chattanooga & St. LouisNashville, Chattanooga & St. LouisNashville, Chattanooga & St. LouisNashville, Chattanooga & St. LouisNashville, Chattanooga & St. LouisNashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Whyte4-4-04-4-04-4-04-4-04-4-04-4-04-4-04-4-04-4-0
Road Numbers313 / 235015-711-1820-2730-3340-41, 43-46
GaugeStdStdStdStdStdStdStdStdStd
BuilderMcQueen (NYC)Burnham, Williams & CoRogersRhode IslandshopsRogersRogersRogers
Year187618761902187018821882188418861888
Valve GearStephensonStephensonStephensonStephensonStephensonStephensonStephensonStephensonStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase 7.50' 8.50'8' 7.37' 8.33' 7.33'8' 7.75'9'
Engine Wheelbase21.17'23.04'22.92'20.87'22.50'22'21.83'21.58'23.58'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.35 0.37 0.35 0.35 0.37 0.33 0.37 0.36 0.38
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)41.75'45.62'50'42.08'44.83'43.58'41.83'43.33'47.83'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers42300 lbs50000 lbs78000 lbs48800 lbs53200 lbs52000 lbs52900 lbs52000 lbs67000 lbs
Engine Weight68800 lbs79500 lbs108900 lbs75100 lbs84200 lbs82500 lbs84500 lbs81000 lbs107000 lbs
Tender Light Weight53000 lbs65800 lbs96000 lbs63000 lbs71200 lbs60200 lbs58720 lbs7000 lbs96000 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight121800 lbs145300 lbs204900 lbs138100 lbs155400 lbs142700 lbs143220 lbs88000 lbs203000 lbs
Tender Water Capacity3000 gals4100 gals2600 gals3000 gals2450 gals2400 gals2450 gals4100 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)8 tons13 tons7.5 tons8 tons8 tons9 tons10.5 tons13 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run35 lb rail42 lb rail65 lb rail41 lb rail44 lb rail43 lb rail44 lb rail43 lb rail56 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter62.50"62"67"62.50"62"66"63.50"55.50"66"
Boiler Pressure140 psi140 psi180 psi160 psi140 psi150 psi140 psi150 psi150 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)16" x 24"17" x 24"19" x 24"14" x 22"17" x 24"17" x 24"17" x 24"16" x 24"18" x 24"
Tractive Effort11698 lbs13313 lbs19785 lbs9383 lbs13313 lbs13399 lbs12998 lbs14115 lbs15022 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 3.62 3.76 3.94 5.20 4.00 3.88 4.07 3.68 4.46
Heating Ability
Firebox Area99.11 sq. ft129.84 sq. ft179 sq. ft86.12 sq. ft142.01 sq. ft94.30 sq. ft116.75 sq. ft107.95 sq. ft136.77 sq. ft
Grate Area14.74 sq. ft18 sq. ft31.50 sq. ft13.70 sq. ft16.53 sq. ft14.64 sq. ft14.19 sq. ft15.03 sq. ft17.85 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface8041206213794410651123115212031435
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface8041206213794410651123115212031435
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume143.96191.28271.34240.83168.91178.11182.71215.40203.01
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation206425205670219223142196198722552678
Same as above plus superheater percentage206425205670219223142196198722552678
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area138751817832220137791988114145163451619320516
Power L1339342577738584540734173407943304946
Power MT353.68375.40437.42528.11337.57353.84339.99367.15325.49

Credits

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

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