Evansville & Terre Haute / Chicago & Eastern Illinois / Chicago & Indiana Coal 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Type Locomotives

Class 800 / 101 (Locobase 7129)

Data from the C&EI 6 - 1904 Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Two batches of Consolidations supplied in two different years to two different railroads. 111-116 were delivered in 1889 to the Duluth and Iron Range and bought by the C & EI in 1897. 101-110 came directly to the C & EI in 1891.

By 1904, the year of the book from which the specs were taken, some locomotives had increased cylinder diameters of 20". Those that still had 19" cylinders (22,093 lb tractive effort) were 102, 105, 109, 111-112, and 115.

Class 816 / 221 (Locobase 7141)

Data from the C&EI 6 - 1904 Locomotive Diagram book and C&EI 10 - 1912 Locomotive Data book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

A note in the 1912 Data book says that these Consolidations were bought from the C & IC and that they had Wooten (sic) fireboxes. Baldwin supplied them in 2 batches of 2 in 1886 and 1888. The second batch had an ever-so-slightly smaller grate (29 sq ft vs 29.3 sq ft) that was an inch narrower than those of the first pair.

The C & IC was merged with the Chicago & Eastern Illinois by 1894.

Class H-2 (Locobase 7163)

Data from the C&EI 11 - 1911 Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

These Consolidations were delivered with 12" piston valves and constituted a relatively large class of drag-freight engines.

Class H-3 (Locobase 7165)

Data from the C&EI 11 - 1911 Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Class H-3 (Locobase 7164)

Data from the C&EI 11 - 1911 Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

As part of the dowry conveyed by the E & TH when it came under the Chicago & Eastern Illinois' control, these Consolidations brought some effective freight power. A picture of the design -- available in Evansville, Indiana's Willard Library photo collection -- http://www.willard.lib.in.us/photos/card628.html (accessed 25 Nov 2005) -- shows slide valves, inside Stephenson link motion, and high-pitched boiler.

Class H-4 (Locobase 7135)

Data from the C&EI 6 - 1904 Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Using the same firebox and cylinder layout as the Rhode Island Ten-wheelers, these compound Consolidations had much larger boilers stuffed with more tubes of a smaller diameter. Indeed, the boiler attained such girth that the profile now looked bloated. Also, the firebox was quite wide, measuring 75 3/8", and rode well above the rear two axles.

Class H-4 (Locobase 7136)

Data from the C&EI 6 - 1904 Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Although follow-ons to the 175s supplied a year earlier (Locobase 7135), this later batch had fewer, larger-diameter tubes.

Class H-4 - superheated (Locobase 7171)

Data from the C&EI 5 - 1949 Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

As noted in Locobase 7170, remaking a saturated-steam locomotive into a superheated one might be taken to one of several levels. The C & EI did more than the minimum, but apparently kept an eye on cost and didn't change components that would work well enough. For example, many makeovers swapped out the Stephenson link motion for one of the outside radial gears. In this case, freight service didn't make the kinds of demands that might have required that, so the link motion stayed. Slide valves were replaced by 12" piston valves, however, and the driver diameter grew by an inch. The boiler was tight, so installing 26 flues meant removing dozens of small tubes for a net loss of evaporative heating surface. Locobase suspects that the increase in firebox heating surface represents the installation of 28 sq ft of arch tubes.

Class H-5 (Locobase 7142)

Data from the C&EI 6 - 1904 Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

These Consolidations were relatively large for their time, but the C & EI settled on a somewhat smaller design from Baldwin and built the latter in large numbers. One significant difference between the two was the 869's small and quite shallow firebox that contributed little to overall heating surface.

Class H-6 (Locobase 7167)

Data from the C&EI 11 - 1911 Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

A large class of Consolidations delivered by Baldwin over three years. Beginning with the second year's batch -- 887-904 -- the class had larger tenders that weighed 52,300 lb empty, 142,800 lb loaded and carried 7,500 US gallons of water and 14 short tons of coal.

Class H-6 (Locobase 7166)

Data from the C&EI 11 - 1911 Locomotive Diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Specifications
Class	800 / 101	816 / 221	H-2	H-3	H-3	H-4	H-4	H-4 - superheated	H-5	H-6	H-6
Locobase ID	7129	7141	7163	7165	7164	7135	7136	7171	7142	7167	7166
Railroad	Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C & EI)	Chicago & Indiana Coal (C & EI)	Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C & EI)	Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C & EI)	Evansville & Terre Haute (C & EI)	Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C & EI)	Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C & EI)	Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C & EI)	Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C & EI)	Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C & EI)	Evansville & Terre Haute (C & EI)
Whyte	2-8-0	2-8-0	2-8-0	2-8-0	2-8-0	2-8-0	2-8-0	2-8-0	2-8-0	2-8-0	2-8-0
Road Numbers	800-815 / 100-116	221-224	164-169, 261+/ 820-834	428-429 / 838-839	425-427 / 835-837	175-185 / 840-848	187-200 / 849-863	840-848 / 175-185	225-234 / 869-878	235-260, 341+ / 879-962	435-440 / 863-868
Gauge	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std	Std
Builder	Schenectady	Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co	Alco-Schenectady	Alco-Pittsburgh	Burnham, Williams & Co	Schenectady	Schenectady	shops	Alco-Schenectady	Burnham, Williams & Co	Burnham, Williams & Co
Year	1889	1886	1905	1903	1903	1901	1901	1930	1904	1904	1906
Valve Gear	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Stephenson	Walschaert
	Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase	14'	13.67'	15.50'	15.42'	15.42'	17'	17'	17'	17'	15.33'	15.33'
Engine Wheelbase	21.67'	21.75'	23.50'	23.50'	23.50'	25.75'	25.75'	25.75'	25.75'	23.67'	23.67'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase	0.65	0.63	0.66	0.66	0.66	0.66	0.66	0.66	0.66	0.65	0.65
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)	57.17'	46.42'	50.42'	54.08'	54.08'	53.96'	53.96'	53.96'	56'	52.33'	54.46'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers	108000 lbs	109700 lbs	124550 lbs	146300 lbs	146300 lbs	162000 lbs	162000 lbs	160650 lbs	160000 lbs	155050 lbs	157000 lbs
Engine Weight	120400 lbs	122500 lbs	141600 lbs	160300 lbs	160300 lbs	187000 lbs	187000 lbs	187600 lbs	182000 lbs	174500 lbs	175000 lbs
Tender Light Weight	82000 lbs		141600 lbs	100000 lbs	100000 lbs	100000 lbs	100000 lbs	115300 lbs	120000 lbs	120000 lbs	150000 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight	202400 lbs	0	283200 lbs	260300 lbs	260300 lbs	287000 lbs	287000 lbs	302900 lbs	302000 lbs	294500 lbs	325000 lbs
Tender Water Capacity	3840 gals	3790 gals	5000 gals	5000 gals	5000 gals	4500 gals	4500 gals	6000 gals	6000 gals	6000 gals	7500 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)	60 tons	tons	10 tons	10 tons	10 tons	12 tons	12 tons	14 tons	12 tons	12 tons	12 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run	45 lb rail	45.71 lb rail	51.90 lb rail	60.96 lb rail	60.96 lb rail	67.50 lb rail	67.50 lb rail	66.94 lb rail	66.67 lb rail	64.60 lb rail	65.42 lb rail
	Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter	50"	50"	54"	57"	57"	54"	54"	55"	58"	55"	55"
Boiler Pressure	150 psi	150 psi	180 psi	180 psi	180 psi	200 psi	200 psi	185 psi	200 psi	200 psi	200 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)	20" x 24"	20" x 24"	20" x 24"	21" x 28"	21" x 28"	22.5" x 30" (1)	22.5" x 30" (1)	21" x 30"	21" x 30"	21" x 28"	21" x 28"
Tractive Effort	24480 lbs	24480 lbs	27200 lbs	33145 lbs	33145 lbs	33831 lbs	33831 lbs	37826 lbs	38778 lbs	38167 lbs	38167 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort)	4.41	4.48	4.58	4.41	4.41	4.79	4.79	4.25	4.13	4.06	4.11
	Heating Ability
Firebox Area	139 sq. ft	134.60 sq. ft	140.30 sq. ft	173 sq. ft	173 sq. ft	148 sq. ft	148 sq. ft	174 sq. ft	148 sq. ft	186.70 sq. ft	173 sq. ft
Grate Area	29.60 sq. ft	29.80 sq. ft	30.80 sq. ft	32.75 sq. ft	32.75 sq. ft	50.26 sq. ft	50.26 sq. ft	50.16 sq. ft	50.16 sq. ft	46.60 sq. ft	46.60 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface	1642	1938	1729	2504	2548	3222	2992	2404	2992	2475	2449
Superheating Surface								552
Combined Heating Surface	1642	1938	1729	2504	2548	3222	2992	2956	2992	2475	2449
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume	188.16	222.08	198.13	223.08	227.00	466.76	433.44	199.89	248.79	220.50	218.18
	Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation	4440	4470	5544	5895	5895	10052	10052	9279.60	10032	9320	9320
Same as above plus superheater percentage	4440	4470	5544	5895	5895	10052	10052	11012.46	10032	9320	9320
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area	20850	20190	25254	31140	31140	29600	29600	38201.12	29600	37340	34600
Power L1	3347.51	3739.98	4511.94	5132.45	5199.48	4269.56	4021.71	11621.97	5999.46	5567.14	5412.79
Power MT	273.33	300.65	319.46	309.37	313.41	232.41	218.92	637.96	330.66	316.63	304.03