Wheeling & Lake Erie 4-4-0 "American" Type Locomotives

Class D-2 (Locobase 7881)

Data from W&LE 8 - 1923 & 10 1924 Locomotive Diagram books supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

These were the survivors of a larger class. This pair, which still ran on the railroad in 1924-1924 had builder's numbers 1895 (17, later 1252) and 2306.

Class D-2 - 318 (Locobase 7877)

Data from W&LE 8 - 1923 & 10 1924 Locomotive Diagram books supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

This was an early American for the railroad that was something of an odd-engine-out because of its longer tubes and greater evaporative heating surface.

Class D-3 (Locobase 7879)

Data from W&LE 8 - 1923 & 10 1924 Locomotive Diagram books supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Forty years after the first deliveries, the collection of Americans on the W & LE had a variegated look. This pair was approximately the same as the D-2s of 1891, but delivered earlier by another builder; they had works numbers 82-83. Compared to the 323 (Locobase 7878), delivered a year earlier, these engines had fewer and shorter tubes.

Class D-3 - 323 (Locobase 7878)

Data from W&LE 8 - 1923 & 10 1924 Locomotive Diagram books supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

A year before the pair shown in Locobase 7879, this engine entered service as 323 (Rome works number 67).

Class D-3 - 324 (Locobase 7880)

Data from W&LE 8 - 1923 & 10 1924 Locomotive Diagram books supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

This Brooks engine sported a larger boiler than W & LE Americans had mounted up to this point.

Class D-4 (Locobase 7882)

Data from W&LE 8 - 1923 & 10 1924 Locomotive Diagram books supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

The firebox heating surface area included 3 arch tubes measuring 17.7 sq ft. This passenger engine design had a relatively short driving wheelbase and a relatively long front-truck wheelbase.

Class D-5 (Locobase 7883)

Data from W&LE 8 - 1923 & 10 1924 Locomotive Diagram books supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Locobase is a little surprised that an Eight-wheeler built this late in the game would still use a narrow firebox. In fact, the quartet of engines had an unusual combination of Walschaert gear and slide valves as well. 2308 had 13 sq ft of arch tubes for a total of 233 sq ft of firebox heating surface area.

Specifications
ClassD-2D-2 - 318D-3D-3 - 323D-3 - 324D-4D-5
Locobase ID7881787778797878788078827883
RailroadWheeling & Lake ErieWheeling & Lake ErieWheeling & Lake ErieWheeling & Lake ErieWheeling & Lake ErieWheeling & Lake ErieWheeling & Lake Erie
Whyte4-4-04-4-04-4-04-4-04-4-04-4-04-4-0
Road Numbers315-316 / 1251-1252318 / 1254321-322/ 1401-1404323 / 1403324 / 1404350-355/ 2101-2106/ 2307-2310
GaugeStdStdStdStdStdStdStd
BuilderRomeRomeRomeBrooksPittsburghBaldwin
Year1891188318851884188919011910
Valve GearStephensonStephensonStephensonStephensonStephensonStephensonWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase8'8' 8.25' 8.50' 8.50' 7.50'8'
Engine Wheelbase22.25'22.79'22.25'23.25'23.33'22.92'23.08'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.36 0.35 0.37 0.37 0.36 0.33 0.35
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)44'45.33'46.42'48.54'45.58'52.21'51.75'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers52000 lbs56800 lbs53000 lbs57200 lbs61200 lbs94740 lbs97350 lbs
Engine Weight80000 lbs88100 lbs84000 lbs89200 lbs85700 lbs140240 lbs144950 lbs
Tender Light Weight72600 lbs69300 lbs91700 lbs91700 lbs80000 lbs129500 lbs111050 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight152600 lbs157400 lbs175700 lbs180900 lbs165700 lbs269740 lbs256000 lbs
Tender Water Capacity3133 gals3120 gals3540 gals3540 gals3670 gals7000 gals5000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)9.5 tons7.5 tons10 tons10 tons10 tons10 tons11 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run43 lb rail47 lb rail44 lb rail48 lb rail51 lb rail79 lb rail81 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter62"62"62"62"62"72"67"
Boiler Pressure150 psi130 psi130 psi130 psi145 psi190 psi190 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)16" x 24"16" x 24"17" x 24"17" x 24"17" x 24"19.5" x 26"19" x 26"
Tractive Effort12635 lbs10950 lbs12362 lbs12362 lbs13788 lbs22176 lbs22624 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.12 5.19 4.29 4.63 4.44 4.27 4.30
Heating Ability
Firebox Area102 sq. ft114 sq. ft118 sq. ft126 sq. ft127 sq. ft195.70 sq. ft220 sq. ft
Grate Area15.10 sq. ft14.60 sq. ft15.60 sq. ft17 sq. ft16.20 sq. ft44.17 sq. ft33.20 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface1048138410621231138722482257
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface1048138410621231138722482257
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume187.64247.80168.44195.24219.98250.14264.53
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2265189820282210234983926308
Same as above plus superheater percentage2265189820282210234983926308
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area15300148201534016380184153718341800
Power L14324470035203965480581868348
Power MT366.65364.85292.84305.64346.18380.98378.10

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

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