Buffalo, Rochester, & Pittsburgh 2-10-0 "Decapod" Type Locomotives

Class Y (Locobase 2067)

Data from table in the June 1907 AERJ and Alvin F Staufer & Lawrence W Sagle, B & O Power (1964).

The only BR&P Decapods, these had very small drivers for pusher service; the class was later superheated - see Locobase 9616. On the B&O they retained the Y, but were renumbered 6500-6507.

Class Y - superheated (Locobase 9616)

Data from B & O to 1954 Asstd Loco Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Locobase isn't sure when the BR & P updated the Decks it had bought in the teens (see Locobase 2067). The revision was confined primarily to the boiler, which surrendered the usual sheaf of fire tubes in favor of larger flues. The firebox heating surface included 30.2 sq ft of arch tubes.

The result was a drier drag-freighter that served the BR & P and the B & O until 1950.

Specifications
ClassYY - superheated
Locobase ID20679616
RailroadBuffalo, Rochester, & Pittsburgh (B & O)Buffalo, Rochester, & Pittsburgh (B & O)
Whyte2-10-02-10-0
Road Numbers501-5086500-6507
GaugeStdStd
BuilderBrooksBR & P
Year19071921
Valve Gear
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase19'19'
Engine Wheelbase28.33'28.33'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.67 0.67
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)65.29'65.29'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers248000 lbs250000 lbs
Engine Weight275000 lbs275500 lbs
Tender Light Weight162000 lbs164000 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight437000 lbs439500 lbs
Tender Water Capacity9000 gals9000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)14 tons14 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run83 lb rail83 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter52"52"
Boiler Pressure200 psi200 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)24" x 28"24" x 28"
Tractive Effort52726 lbs52726 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.70 4.74
Heating Ability
Firebox Area255.50 sq. ft285.70 sq. ft
Grate Area55.50 sq. ft55.50 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface35362897
Superheating Surface582
Combined Heating Surface35363479
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume241.19197.60
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation1110011100
Same as above plus superheater percentage1110012987
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area5110066854
Power L1569111307
Power MT252.95498.55

Reference

Credits

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