Pennsylvania 2-8-8-2 "Chesapeake" Type Locomotives

Class HH1s (Locobase 325)

Data from Wiener (1930).

A unique engine on the Pennsy, a simple-expansion articulated built at a time when all other articulateds were Mallet compounds. In a departure from Pennsylvania practice, this engine used a wagon-top boiler with the longest tubes of any engine in Locobase. Note the low boiler pressure. She operated in pusher service until 1928.

Specifications
ClassHH1s
Locobase ID325
RailroadPennsylvania (PRR)
Whyte2-8-8-2
Road Numbers3396
GaugeStd
BuilderAlco
Year1911
Valve Gear
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase41.83'
Engine Wheelbase57.41'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.73
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)88.09'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers435501 lbs
Engine Weight482999 lbs
Tender Light Weight185999 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight668998 lbs
Tender Water Capacity9000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)30 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run90.73 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter56"
Boiler Pressure160 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)27" x 28" (4)
Tractive Effort99144 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.39
Heating Ability
Firebox Area405.05 sq. ft
Grate Area96.55 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface6125
Superheating Surface1257
Combined Heating Surface7382
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume165.05
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation15448
Same as above plus superheater percentage18078.47
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area75843.45
Power L17832.14
Power MT317.19

Reference

Credits

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