Mohawk & Malone 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Type Locomotives

Data from Traite pratique de la machine locomotive ... By Maurice Demoulin, 1898

Librairie polytechnique, Baudry et Cie, p 404-405 and from Data from M Grille, Les Chemins de Fer de L'Exposition de Chicago (Paris: E Bernard et Cie, 1894), pp. 24-27.

The M & M ("Dr. Webb's Railroad") was the result of an 1892 merger between the St Lawrence & Adirondack and several railroads based in Herkimer. It was in turn taken over by the New York Central in 1913 as their Adirondack division. (The http://www.townofrussia.com/railroads.html website has a detailed history of this region that demonstrates just how complex and devious railway development could be.)

Specifications
Class
Locobase ID8883
RailroadMohawk & Malone
Whyte2-8-0
Road Numbers
GaugeStd
BuilderSchenectady
Year1893
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase14'
Engine Wheelbase21.58'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.65
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)47.17'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)0
Weight on Drivers131500 lbs
Engine Weight148500 lbs
Tender Light Weight0
Total Engine and Tender Weight145604 lbs
Tender Water Capacity3200 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)9 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run54.79 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter51"
Boiler Pressure180 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)22" x 26" (1)
Low Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke)32" x 26"
Tractive Effort25635 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.13
Heating Ability
Firebox Area168 sq. ft
Grate Area31 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface2045
Superheating Surface0
Combined Heating Surface2045
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume357.54
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation5580
Same as above plus superheater percentage5580
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area30240
Power L13647.69
Power MT244.62

Credits

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