The standard-gauge Colorado Southern & Cripple Creek Division electric railway covered ran from Cripple Creek and Victor initially and later extended the line to Colorado Springs. It was never a vigorous railroad but in its early years, these Consolidations represented a healthy slug of freight power for this short line.
The Cripple Creek & Colorado Springs (an amalgam of several railroads) was organized in the mid-teens as an umbrella entity that held the lease on the Colorado Springs & Cripple Creek, owned the defunct Florence & Cripple Creek's narrow gauge track. They also leased the Midland Terminal from 1917 to 1919.
As such, the company limped along but was dissolved in 1931.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Class | 1 |
| Locobase ID | 7699 |
| Railroad | Colorado Southern & Cripple Creek Distr |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 |
| Road Numbers | 1-8 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Builder | Schenectady |
| Year | 1900 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase | 14.33' |
| Engine Wheelbase | 22.25' |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase | 0.64 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) | 50.71' |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) | 38820 lbs |
| Weight on Drivers | 153280 lbs |
| Engine Weight | 170700 lbs |
| Tender Light Weight | 106900 lbs |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight | 277600 lbs |
| Tender Water Capacity | 5000 gals |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) | 12 tons |
| Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run | 63.87 lb rail |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter | 51" |
| Boiler Pressure | 190 psi |
| Cylinders (dia x stroke) | 22" x 26" |
| Tractive Effort | 39849 lbs |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.85 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Firebox Area | 196.10 sq. ft |
| Grate Area | 34.19 sq. ft |
| Evaporative Heating Surface | 2739 |
| Superheating Surface | |
| Combined Heating Surface | 2739 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 239.44 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 6496.10 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 6496.10 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 37259 |
| Power L1 | 5251.24 |
| Power MT | 302.11 |
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