The design includes a small firebox for the size of the boiler. This pair of Consolidations was transferred to the Nickel Plate roster in 1923 along with the rest of the Clover Leaf stud, but as with most of them, did not move from their territory. They were retired in 1929.
This was the most numerous class on the Clover Leaf. Fifteen were delivered in 1905 at the cost of $14,200 each and 15 more followed in 1906 for the higher price of $14,760 . (Locobase suspects wheel covers accounted for the difference.)
As befits such a dominant class, retirements stretched out over 2 decades. The first left in 1933, the last in 1955.
This pair of New Yorkers was a bit smaller than the duo that Baldwin had supplied 2 years earlier and they had a slightly higher ratio of direct heating surface to overall heating surface. Like the Baldwins, these Consolidations went to the Nickel Plate roster, but stayed on the Clover Leaf steel until their retirement in 1930-1931.
This pair of New Yorkers was a bit smaller than the duo that Baldwin had supplied 2 years earlier and they had a slightly higher ratio of direct heating surface to overall heating surface. Like the Baldwins, these Consolidations went to the Nickel Plate roster, but stayed on the Clover Leaf steel until their retirement in 1930-1931.
Used by Gustav Reder (1974) as an illustration of a later American Consolidation. Drury (1993) reveals that the T, St L & W -- aka the Clover Leaf -- ran over track of "light construction and a sawtooth profile" between Toledo and St. Louis. Although its finances "were as poorly constructed as its line ...it somehow developed a reputation of moving freight fast." The T, St L & W were taken into the Nickel Plate along with the Lake Erie & Western in 1923. These Consolidations were relatively new, so they soldiered on as Nickel Plate 901-905 until the mid-1950s.
| Specifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class | G-1 / H-4 | G-10 / H-6 | G-2 / H-5 | G-3 / H-3 | G-7 / H-7 | G-8 / H-8 |
| Locobase ID | 6717 | 6720 | 6718 | 6719 | 6721 | 2517 |
| Railroad | Toledo, St Louis & Western (NKP) | Toledo, St Louis & Western (NKP) | Toledo, St Louis & Western (NKP) | Toledo, St Louis & Western (NKP) | Toledo, St Louis & Western (NKP) | Toledo, St Louis & Western (NKP) |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 | 2-8-0 | 2-8-0 | 2-8-0 | 2-8-0 | 2-8-0 |
| Road Numbers | 130-131 / 830-831 | 160-189 / 860-889 | 132-133 / 832/833 | 134-135 / 834-835 | 190-194 | 201-205 / 901-905 |
| Gauge | Std | Std | Std | Std | Std | Std |
| Builder | Burnham, Williams & Co | Alco-Brooks | Alco-Schenectady | Pittsburgh | Burnham, Williams & Co | Lima |
| Year | 1902 | 1905 | 1904 | 1900 | 1916 | 1916 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson | Stephenson | Stephenson | Walschaert | ||
| Locomotive Length and Weight | ||||||
| Driver Wheelbase | 15.25' | 16.50' | 15.67' | 15.67' | 16' | 16' |
| Engine Wheelbase | 23.08' | 24.50' | 23.58' | 23.58' | 24.50' | 24.83' |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase | 0.66 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.65 | 0.64 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) | 53.08' | 55.92' | 51.29' | 51.29' | 55.92' | 56.33' |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) | 45000 lbs | |||||
| Weight on Drivers | 127000 lbs | 169000 lbs | 127200 lbs | 132200 lbs | 169000 lbs | 173500 lbs |
| Engine Weight | 144500 lbs | 190000 lbs | 144200 lbs | 148500 lbs | 190000 lbs | 200500 lbs |
| Tender Light Weight | 108000 lbs | 140000 lbs | 130000 lbs | 130000 lbs | 140000 lbs | 158500 lbs |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight | 252500 lbs | 330000 lbs | 274200 lbs | 278500 lbs | 330000 lbs | 359000 lbs |
| Tender Water Capacity | 5000 gals | 7000 gals | 6000 gals | 6000 gals | 7000 gals | 7500 gals |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) | 10 tons | 15 tons | 10 tons | 10 tons | 15 tons | 15 tons |
| Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run | 52.92 lb rail | 70.42 lb rail | 53 lb rail | 55.08 lb rail | 70.42 lb rail | 72.29 lb rail |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | ||||||
| Driver Diameter | 57" | 57" | 57" | 57" | 57" | 57" |
| Boiler Pressure | 180 psi | 200 psi | 185 psi | 185 psi | 200 psi | 185 psi |
| Cylinders (dia x stroke) | 20" x 26" | 21" x 28" | 20" x 26" | 20" x 26" | 21" x 28" | 22" x 28" |
| Tractive Effort | 27916 lbs | 36827 lbs | 28691 lbs | 28691 lbs | 36827 lbs | 37387 lbs |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.55 | 4.59 | 4.43 | 4.61 | 4.59 | 4.64 |
| Heating Ability | ||||||
| Firebox Area | 160.30 sq. ft | 154 sq. ft | 132.70 sq. ft | 161 sq. ft | 154 sq. ft | 178 sq. ft |
| Grate Area | 28.09 sq. ft | 47.25 sq. ft | 41.70 sq. ft | 30.30 sq. ft | 47.25 sq. ft | 46.30 sq. ft |
| Evaporative Heating Surface | 2771 | 2604 | 2209 | 2039 | 2542 | 2076 |
| Superheating Surface | 475 | |||||
| Combined Heating Surface | 2771 | 2604 | 2209 | 2039 | 2542 | 2551 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 293.11 | 231.99 | 233.66 | 215.68 | 226.47 | 168.52 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | ||||||
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 5056.20 | 9450 | 7714.50 | 5605.50 | 9450 | 8565.50 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 5056.20 | 9450 | 7714.50 | 5605.50 | 9450 | 10160.41 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 28854 | 30800 | 24549.50 | 29785 | 30800 | 39061.62 |
| Power L1 | 6461.88 | 5711.18 | 5340.06 | 5287.07 | 5606.23 | 10330.33 |
| Power MT | 448.69 | 298.01 | 370.21 | 352.68 | 292.54 | 525.06 |
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