New York, Susquehanna, & Western 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Type Locomotives

Although ordered for the Rock Island, this engine, then #1799, never actually went into service there. It was soon sold to the NY S & W. The data is from a June 1908 table in American Engineer and Railroad Journal.

Specifications
Class
Locobase ID2795
RailroadNew York, Susquehanna, & Western
Whyte2-8-0
Road Numbers140
GaugeStd
BuilderBurnham, Williams & Co
Year1906
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase17'
Engine Wheelbase26.50'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.64
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)60.83'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers232700 lbs
Engine Weight260100 lbs
Tender Light Weight161900 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight422000 lbs
Tender Water Capacity9000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)15 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run96.96 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter63"
Boiler Pressure160 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)28" x 32"
Tractive Effort54158 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.30
Heating Ability
Firebox Area198 sq. ft
Grate Area60.20 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface4129
Superheating Surface834
Combined Heating Surface4963
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume181.05
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation9632
Same as above plus superheater percentage11250.60
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area37003.62
Power L19300.33
Power MT352.45

Credits

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