American Railroad & Lumber 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Type Locomotives

Class 1 (Locobase 9629)

Data from 1899 Brooks Catalogue.

Builder info from B.Rumary, 25 Kingscombe, Gurney Slade, Radstock, BA3 4TH, ENGLAND and Jeremy Lambert as supplied by Allen Stanley in March 2004.

Works #3036-3037.

A small pair of diamond-stacked Consolidations for this railroad, which soon changed its name to the El Oro Mining & Railway Company.

Specifications
Class1
Locobase ID9629
RailroadAmerican Railroad & Lumber
Whyte2-8-0
Road Numbers1-2
Gauge3'
BuilderBrooks
Year1898
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase12.17'
Engine Wheelbase20'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.61
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)44.92'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers93700 lbs
Engine Weight104200 lbs
Tender Light Weight69000 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight173200 lbs
Tender Water Capacity3000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)1.5 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run39.04 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter44"
Boiler Pressure190 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)17" x 20"
Tractive Effort21215 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.42
Heating Ability
Firebox Area127 sq. ft
Grate Area17.40 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface1458
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface1458
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume277.49
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation3306
Same as above plus superheater percentage3306
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area24130
Power L15550.35
Power MT522.37

Credits

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