The majestically named Great Western Railway of Colorado linked Eaton and Longmont (north of Denver) over 42 miles of track that chiefly saw sugar beet traffic. So a sturdy light Consolidation of typical American design would fill the bill just fine. One correspondent writes of seeing GW trains passing through the middle of his farm in Windsor and refers to 60 in particular.
This particular engine later wound up on the Black River & Western Railroad of western New Jersey for excursion operations.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Class | 60 |
| Locobase ID | 4811 |
| Railroad | Great Western |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 |
| Road Numbers | 60 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Builder | Alco-Schenectady |
| Year | 1937 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase | 14' |
| Engine Wheelbase | 22.33' |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase | 0.63 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) | 57.20' |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) | |
| Weight on Drivers | 141500 lbs |
| Engine Weight | 161000 lbs |
| Tender Light Weight | 149600 lbs |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight | 310600 lbs |
| Tender Water Capacity | 8000 gals |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) | 12 tons |
| Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run | 59 lb rail |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter | 51" |
| Boiler Pressure | 200 psi |
| Cylinders (dia x stroke) | 19" x 26" |
| Tractive Effort | 31287 lbs |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.52 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Firebox Area | |
| Grate Area | 30.10 sq. ft |
| Evaporative Heating Surface | 1674 |
| Superheating Surface | 414 |
| Combined Heating Surface | 2088 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 196.20 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 6020 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 7224 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 0 |
| Power L1 | 0 |
| Power MT | 0 |
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