Buffalo, Rochester, & Pittsburgh 2-8-8-2 "Chesapeake" Type Locomotives

Class XX (Locobase 314)

Data from Locomotive Cyclopedia 1930. According to a New York State legislative report from 1918 (Legislative Document By New York (State) Legislature, Published 1919

J.B. Lyon Co. New York (State), 1919 v.9 no.14 pt.1 , the BR & P was planning to buy 15 of these for just over $1 million.

Other than the Triplexes built for the Erie and the Virginian and the latter's AE 2-10-10-2s (Locobase 417), these Mallet compounds had the most total cylinder volume of any built-from-scratch locomotive.

(The Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh was an independent railroad until bought out by the B&O in 1932. In B&O service, these Mallets were known as EE-2. )

Specifications
ClassXX
Locobase ID314
RailroadBuffalo, Rochester, & Pittsburgh (B & O)
Whyte2-8-8-2
Road Numbers800-808
GaugeStd
BuilderAlco-Brooks
Year1918
Valve Gear
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase15.50'
Engine Wheelbase57.42'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.27
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)91.40'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers502500 lbs
Engine Weight575000 lbs
Tender Light Weight205600 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight780600 lbs
Tender Water Capacity12000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)14 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run104.69 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter57"
Boiler Pressure200 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)28" x 32"
Low Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke)44" x 32"
Tractive Effort106514 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.72
Heating Ability
Firebox Area479 sq. ft
Grate Area99.20 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface6625
Superheating Surface1632
Combined Heating Surface8257
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume290.50
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation19840
Same as above plus superheater percentage23761.39
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area114734.92
Power L17998.66
Power MT280.74

Reference

Credits

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