Elgin, Joliet & Eastern 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Type Locomotives

Class 500 (Locobase 7295)

See data from EJ&E 11 - 1938 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Baldwin supplied this class to the EJ & E in batches of 4 (1892), 2 (1893), and 2 (1895). 508 arrived in 1896 and was identical.

The diagram notes that they were discarded on 11-15-1924.

Class 510 (Locobase 7870)

See data from EJ&E 1924 Locomotive Data supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Class 518 (Locobase 7871)

See data from EJ&E 1924 Locomotive Data supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Class 528 (Locobase 7872)

See data from EJ&E 1924 Locomotive Data supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

These were very similar to the Baldwins the EJ & E had purchased a year or two earlier (see Locobase 7871). But the boiler held more, smaller-diameter tubes which resulted in a higher total evaporative heating surface area.

Class A-2 - saturated (Locobase 7297)

See data from EJ&E 11 - 1938 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection. For roster information, see "The EJ&E Photo Archive" database, specifically the roster pages http://eje.railfan.net/page_steam_roster.html (accessed 23 Feb 2006).

Class A-2 - superheated (Locobase 7296)

See data from EJ&E 11 - 1938 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

This superheated set of Consolidations is the updated portion of a class that covered road numbers 549-602. The result was a pretty potent set of 2-8-0s. Even so, all of the A-2s were converted to 0-8-0s, most of them in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Class B (Locobase 10793)

See data from EJ&E 1924 Locomotive Data supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection. Works number were 2896-2897.

Richmond didn't supply many locomotives to the EJ&E. This pair of Consolidations were only slightly different from the Baldwins delivered at around the same time and they had about the same lifetime. 517 was scrapped in September 1925 and 516 followed almost 4 years later in June 1929.

Class C (Locobase 10792)

See data from EJ&E 1924 Locomotive Data supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection. Works number were 16099-16100

This pair inched closer to the definitive Consolidation design for the EJ & E. Compared to the earlier 2-8-0, the engines had 1"-larger cylinders, but retained the 26" stroke.

Specifications
Class500510518528A-2 - saturatedA-2 - superheatedBC
Locobase ID7295787078717872729772961079310792
RailroadElgin, Joliet & EasternElgin, Joliet & EasternElgin, Joliet & EasternElgin, Joliet & EasternElgin, Joliet & EasternElgin, Joliet & EasternElgin, Joliet & EasternElgin, Joliet & Eastern
Whyte2-8-02-8-02-8-02-8-02-8-02-8-02-8-02-8-0
Road Numbers500-508510-513518-527528-537545-601552+54-55/ 79-80 / 516-51752-53/ 77-78 / 514-515
GaugeStdStdStdStdStdStdStdStd
BuilderBurnham, Williams & CoBurnham, Williams & CoBurnham, Williams & CoAlcoAlco-PittsburghshopsRichmondBurnham, Williams & Co
Year18921894189919071904191818991898
Valve GearStephensonStephensonStephensonStephensonStephensonStephensonStephensonStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase14'13.92'15.50'15.50'15.50'15.50'15.50'15.50'
Engine Wheelbase21.42'22.42'23.17'23.17'23.08'23.08'23.17'23.08'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.65 0.62 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.67 0.67
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)50.25'52.17'59.17'54.50'52.91'52.91'53.17'53.17'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)40900 lbs43700 lbs46350 lbs46950 lbs
Weight on Drivers109100 lbs127000 lbs151000 lbs161300 lbs172600 lbs177350 lbs154000 lbs146500 lbs
Engine Weight124500 lbs142000 lbs165400 lbs179200 lbs187900 lbs196600 lbs167700 lbs160000 lbs
Tender Light Weight76400 lbs120170 lbs132940 lbs139050 lbs130950 lbs130950 lbs132940 lbs145000 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight200900 lbs262170 lbs298340 lbs318250 lbs318850 lbs327550 lbs300640 lbs305000 lbs
Tender Water Capacity4000 gals6500 gals7000 gals7000 gals7000 gals7000 gals7000 gals6500 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)10 tons14 tons14 tons14 tons9.5 tons9.5 tons14 tons13.5 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run45.46 lb rail52.92 lb rail62.92 lb rail67.21 lb rail71.92 lb rail73.90 lb rail64 lb rail61 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter51"51"51"51"51"51"51"51"
Boiler Pressure165 psi175 psi200 psi200 psi200 psi200 psi200 psi200 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)20" x 24"20" x 26"21" x 28"21" x 28"22" x 28"22" x 28"21" x 28"21" x 26"
Tractive Effort26400 lbs30333 lbs41160 lbs41160 lbs45173 lbs45173 lbs41160 lbs38220 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.13 4.19 3.67 3.92 3.82 3.93 3.74 3.83
Heating Ability
Firebox Area156 sq. ft177 sq. ft172 sq. ft190.70 sq. ft190.70 sq. ft180.50 sq. ft166.50 sq. ft
Grate Area24 sq. ft31.30 sq. ft34.16 sq. ft34.16 sq. ft48 sq. ft48 sq. ft34.16 sq. ft34.10 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface16361925232724553173251923302448
Superheating Surface608
Combined Heating Surface16361925232724553173312723302448
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume187.47203.62207.31218.72257.57204.48207.58234.87
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation39605477.50683268329600960068326820
Same as above plus superheater percentage39605477.5068326832960011466.5868326820
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area02730035400344003814045555.773610033300
Power L104256.134864.655020.655694.4412343.1348965351
Power MT0295.53284.10274.49290.94613.75280.36322.10

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