American Other Articulated Locomotives

Class 35 (Locobase 4761)

Jon Davis of http://loggingmallets.railfan.net says that these were the very first Mallets built by Baldwin. Works numbers were 24827-24829 in November 1904 and 24947 in January 1905.

Tom Farin's http://www.ironhorse129.com/Prototype/Mallet/Baldwin65/PuertoRico_Mallett.jpg has the builder's card for this class and all the data comes from that source. He says three were delivered. The photograph shows a cabbage-stacker.

Specifications
Class35
Locobase ID4761
RailroadAmerican (Puerto Rico)
Whyte0-6-6-0
Road Numbers35-38
Gaugemetre
BuilderBurnham, Williams & Co
Year1904
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase 6.83'
Engine Wheelbase20.33'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.34
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)42.67'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers106650 lbs
Engine Weight106650 lbs
Tender Light Weight49350 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight156000 lbs
Tender Water Capacity2200 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)4.5 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run30 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter37"
Boiler Pressure200 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)12.5" x 20"
Low Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke)19" x 20"
Tractive Effort20042 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.32
Heating Ability
Firebox Area106 sq. ft
Grate Area18 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface1357
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface1357
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume477.70
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation3600
Same as above plus superheater percentage3600
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area21200
Power L13546
Power MT439.81

Credits

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