These Consolidations worked on a narrow-gauge mining line in Michigan, but had the big Wootten firebox for burning buckwheat or pea anthracite coal. The center two drivers on each side were flangeless.
They were later rebuilt as conventional-cab locomotives with Belpaire fireboxes, according to one of the several Copper Range websites -- http://www.pasty.com/copperrange/chroster.htm, last accessed 22 July 2007. They were scrapped in 1944 & 1945, respectively.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Class | 6 |
| Locobase ID | 8533 |
| Railroad | Hecla & Torch Lake |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 |
| Road Numbers | 6-7 |
| Gauge | 4' 1"" |
| Builder | Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co |
| Year | 1885 |
| Valve Gear | |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase | 13.67' |
| Engine Wheelbase | 21.75' |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase | 0.63 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) | 50.50' |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) | |
| Weight on Drivers | 116000 lbs |
| Engine Weight | 130000 lbs |
| Tender Light Weight | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight | |
| Tender Water Capacity | |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) | |
| Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run | 48 lb rail |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter | 50" |
| Boiler Pressure | 160 psi |
| Cylinders (dia x stroke) | 20" x 26" |
| Tractive Effort | 28288 lbs |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.10 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Firebox Area | |
| Grate Area | 76 sq. ft |
| Evaporative Heating Surface | |
| Superheating Surface | |
| Combined Heating Surface | 0 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 12160 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 12160 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 0 |
| Power L1 | 0 |
| Power MT | 0 |
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