Green Bay & Western 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Type Locomotives

Class C-38 (Locobase 1351)

Drury (1993) comments that unlike earlier 20th-cent Consolidations on the GB&W, these engines were well suited to the 70-lb rail. They operated until 1950.

Data from 1947 diagram reproduced on http://www.greenbayroute.com/1947diagram09.htm (accessed 17 June 2003). Works #67819-20.

Specifications
ClassC-38
Locobase ID1351
RailroadGreen Bay & Western
Whyte2-8-0
Road Numbers350-351
GaugeStd
BuilderAlco-Schenectady
Year1929
Valve GearBaker
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase15.50'
Engine Wheelbase23.67'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.65
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)55.79'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers156000 lbs
Engine Weight174000 lbs
Tender Light Weight138000 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight312000 lbs
Tender Water Capacity7000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)14 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run65 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter55"
Boiler Pressure200 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)21" x 28"
Tractive Effort38167 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.09
Heating Ability
Firebox Area161 sq. ft
Grate Area43.10 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface1767
Superheating Surface403
Combined Heating Surface2170
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume157.42
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation8620
Same as above plus superheater percentage10220.86
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area38180
Power L110124.89
Power MT572.35

Credits

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