Chicago & North Western Hudsons

The Chicago & North Western bought nine Class E-4 oil burning Hudsons in 1938 from the American Locomotive Company and numbered them 4000 through 4008.

Specifications for Class E-4

Wheel Arrangement: 4-6-4

Length: 101' - 10"

Drivers: 84" dia.

Weight on Drivers: 216,000 lbs

Locomotive Weight: 412,000 lbs

Locomotive & Tender Weight: 791,500 lbs

Grate Area: 90.7 sq ft

Cylinders (dia x stroke): (2) 25" x 29"

Boiler Pressure: 300 psi

Tractive Effort: 55,000 lbs

Tender Capacity: water: 20,000 gals
fuel oil: 6,000 gals

Specifications for Class E-4
Wheel Arrangement:	4-6-4
Length:	101' - 10"
Drivers:	84" dia.
Weight on Drivers:	216,000 lbs
Locomotive Weight:	412,000 lbs
Locomotive & Tender Weight:	791,500 lbs
Grate Area:	90.7 sq ft
Cylinders (dia x stroke):	(2) 25" x 29"
Boiler Pressure:	300 psi
Tractive Effort:	55,000 lbs
Tender Capacity:	water: 20,000 gals fuel oil: 6,000 gals

Photos

4005 tender (Denver Public Library Collection)
4005 (Denver Public Library Collection)
4005 (Denver Public Library Collection)
4005 (Denver Public Library Collection)
4005 (Denver Public Library Collection)
4005 (Denver Public Library Collection)
4006 (Railfan.net Usenet ABPR Picture Archives)

Reference

Chicago and Northwestern 1941-1953 by Lloyd Keyser
Chicago and North Western Power - Modern Steam and Diesel 1900 to 1971 by Patrick C. Dorin (Superior Publishing Co.)
Chicago and North Western Steam Power - 1848 - 1956 - Classes A - Z by Charles T. Knudsen (Knudsen Publications)
Zeppelins They Were Called, But Zeppelins They Were Not by Wallace W. Abbey in "Trains" October, 1970 page 20-33
Chicago & North Western Historical Society
P. O. Box 1436
Elmhurst, IL 60126-9998