It's not clear exactly to what corporate entity this pair of Consolidations was delivered in 1906. The current-day Mississippi Export shortline site has a good summary of all the different identies assumed at one point or another by this Moss Point-based railroad. (http://www.mserailroad.com/history.php, last accessed 24 August 2008). It was known variously as
The Moss Point & Pascagoula Railroad (1894) - 4 miles from Moss Point to Pascagoula.
The W. Denny Log Road (1902)
The Pascagoula & Northern Railroad: "Peanut Route" (1906-1912)
The Pascagoula-Moss Point Northern Railroad: "Poor Man's Perfect Nuisance" (1912-1914)
The Alabama & Mississippi Railroad: "Agony and Misery" (1914-1922)
The locomotives had varied histories, too. Both went to the Atlanta & St Andrews Bay in 1936 as 200-201. 200 was later sold to Marine Junk for scrap. 201 was sold to the Gainesville Midland, which in turn sold it to Georgia Car & Locomotive, which sold it to the Nacional de Mexico as their lone G-21.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Class | 36 |
| Locobase ID | 9494 |
| Railroad | Mississippi Export |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 |
| Road Numbers | 36-37 / 200-201 / |
| Gauge | Std |
| Builder | Burnham, Williams & Co |
| Year | 1906 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase | 16' |
| Engine Wheelbase | 24.33' |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase | 0.66 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) | 58.08' |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) | |
| Weight on Drivers | 147873 lbs |
| Engine Weight | 165069 lbs |
| Tender Light Weight | 131615 lbs |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight | 296684 lbs |
| Tender Water Capacity | 6000 gals |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) | 3199 gals |
| Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run | 62 lb rail |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter | 50" |
| Boiler Pressure | 180 psi |
| Cylinders (dia x stroke) | 20" x 26" |
| Tractive Effort | 31824 lbs |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.65 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Firebox Area | 134 sq. ft |
| Grate Area | 44 sq. ft |
| Evaporative Heating Surface | 2307 |
| Superheating Surface | |
| Combined Heating Surface | 2307 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 244.03 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 7920 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 7920 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 24120 |
| Power L1 | 4723 |
| Power MT | 281.66 |
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