Minneapolis, St. Paul, & Ashland 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Type Locomotives

Data from 1899 Brooks Catalogue.

Builder info from B.Rumary, 25 Kingscombe, Gurney Slade, Radstock, BA3 4TH, ENGLAND and Jeremy Lambert as supplied by Allen Stanley in March 2004. Works #3161 produced in March 1899.

Described in the catalog as a logging Consolidation, this engine went to the Minneapolis, St. Paul, & Ashland (Wisconsin) Railroad. The front truck seems a fair distance in front of the first driving axle.

Specifications
Class
Locobase ID2621
RailroadMinneapolis, St. Paul, & Ashland
Whyte2-8-0
Road Numbers10
GaugeStd
BuilderBrooks
Year1899
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase14.50'
Engine Wheelbase22.09'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.66
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)48.09'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers118800 lbs
Engine Weight130800 lbs
Tender Light Weight90000 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight220800 lbs
Tender Water Capacity4000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)9.5 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run49.50 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter50"
Boiler Pressure180 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)18" x 26"
Tractive Effort25777 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.61
Heating Ability
Firebox Area150 sq. ft
Grate Area24.30 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface1807
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface1807
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume235.97
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation4374
Same as above plus superheater percentage4374
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area27000
Power L15008.73
Power MT371.80

Credits

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