In addition to serving the Hawaii sugar plantations on the Big Island that was its original reason for being, #5 also carried passengers. Service gradually ground to a halt in the face of truck competition, shutting down completely on 29 October 1945.
Another source -- http://www.geocities.com/piersa2001/history.html -- says that #5 cost $11,901.25
Later, it was sold to the Tahoe, Trout Creek & Pacific Railroad. As part of preparing to participate in the big 1999 California Railrair, #5 received a new, ASME-compliant boiler and a complete overhaul; details available. This made the engine more attractive for tourist railroading and in 1999, #5 came to the Connecticut Agricultural Museum where it runs each fall.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Class | 5 |
| Locobase ID | 6749 |
| Railroad | Hawaii Railway Co |
| Whyte | 2-4-2 |
| Road Numbers | 5 |
| Gauge | 3' |
| Builder | Baldwin |
| Year | 1925 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase | 4' |
| Engine Wheelbase | 15.17' |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase | 0.26 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) | 33.42' |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) | |
| Weight on Drivers | 23800 lbs |
| Engine Weight | 37300 lbs |
| Tender Light Weight | 31400 lbs |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight | 68700 lbs |
| Tender Water Capacity | 900 gals |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) | 450 gals |
| Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run | 20 lb rail |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter | 36" |
| Boiler Pressure | 165 psi |
| Cylinders (dia x stroke) | 10" x 14" |
| Tractive Effort | 5454 lbs |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.36 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Firebox Area | 65 sq. ft |
| Grate Area | 7.60 sq. ft |
| Evaporative Heating Surface | 281 |
| Superheating Surface | |
| Combined Heating Surface | 281 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 220.80 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1254 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1254 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 10725 |
| Power L1 | 4714 |
| Power MT | 873.33 |
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