17 seems to have been one of the last steam engines to be built in North America other than for military use and one of the last used in revenue service in the US. The latter came about this way: Apparently before the CO & E's shop crew had a chance to prepare it for passenger service, a depot fire in 1977 led to a decision to operate as a freight-only line. Seeing the relatively fresh 2-8-0 in their yard, the CO & E restored it to service without its superheater or feedwater heater.
The BSV bought the 17 in 1987.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Class | |
| Locobase ID | 6414 |
| Railroad | Roberval & Saguenay |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 |
| Road Numbers | 17 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Builder | Canadian Locomotive Co |
| Year | 1940 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase | |
| Engine Wheelbase | |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase | |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) | |
| Weight on Drivers | 210560 lbs |
| Engine Weight | 235200 lbs |
| Tender Light Weight | 69440 lbs |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight | 304640 lbs |
| Tender Water Capacity | 8400 gals |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) | 15.7 tons |
| Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run | 87.73 lb rail |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter | 57" |
| Boiler Pressure | 200 psi |
| Cylinders (dia x stroke) | 23" x 30" |
| Tractive Effort | 47332 lbs |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.45 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Firebox Area | |
| Grate Area | 50 sq. ft |
| Evaporative Heating Surface | 2319 |
| Superheating Surface | 564 |
| Combined Heating Surface | 2883 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 160.75 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 10000 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 11956.30 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 0 |
| Power L1 | 0 |
| Power MT | 0 |
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