Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Type Locomotives

Class H-4 (Locobase 9156)

Data from Clinch 1943ca Locomotive Diagrams book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection. Baldwin works numbers 33135-33140, 33151-33153,

33156-33158 (January 1909) and 33181, 33187-33188 (February 1909).

The Clinchfield favored larger freight locomotives and had a disproportionate number of articulateds to handle the long coal drags that were the railroad's mainstay business. There were shorter, lighter freights to handle, though, and the Clinch bought this batch of Consolidations as its largest single purchase ever soon after the railroad opened under the CC & O banner. Equipped with a sizable boiler, medium-sized drivers for a 2-8-0, and 12" piston valves, the class remained essentially unchanged throughout its career.

Two were sold -- 314 in October 1937 to Sloss Sheffield Steel Company as their #28, and 309 in May 1941 to American Rolling Mill Company. The others were scrapped in July 1951 (312), December 1951 (300-303, 307-308, 310-311, 313), and September 1953 (304-306)).

Specifications
ClassH-4
Locobase ID9156
RailroadCarolina, Clinchfield & Ohio
Whyte2-8-0
Road Numbers300-314
GaugeStd
BuilderBaldwin
Year1909
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase16'
Engine Wheelbase24.50'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.65
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)59.62'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)50950 lbs
Weight on Drivers178680 lbs
Engine Weight199150 lbs
Tender Light Weight150000 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight349150 lbs
Tender Water Capacity7500 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)15 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run74.45 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter57"
Boiler Pressure190 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)22" x 32"
Tractive Effort43883 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.07
Heating Ability
Firebox Area
Grate Area54 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface3482
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface3482
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume247.32
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation10260
Same as above plus superheater percentage10260
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area0
Power L10
Power MT0

Credits

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