Boston & Albany Mikados

Class	Qty.	Road No.	Year Built	Builder
H-5j	14	1200 - 1213	1913 - 1914	ALCO
H-5g	12	1214 - 1223	1915	ALCO
H-5t	6	1224 - 1229	1916	Lima
H-10a	8	183 - 190	1923	ALCO

Specifications
Class	H-5j	H-10a
Wheel Arrangement:	2-8-2	2-8-2
Length:		88'-4 5/8"
Drivers:	63" dia.	63" dia.
Weight on Drivers:	250,000 lbs.	245,500 lbs.
Total Locomotive Weight:	289,700 lbs.	334,000 lbs.
Locomotive & Tender Weight:	448,700 lbs.	519,300 lbs.
Grate Area:	56.6 sq. ft.	66.4 sq, ft.
Cylinders (dia. x stroke):	(2) 25" x 32"	(2) 28" x 30"
Boiler Pressure:	180 psi	200 psi
Tractive Effort:	48,570 lbs.	63,500 lbs.
Tender Capacity:
Water:	8,000 gals.	10,000 gals.
Coal:	12 tons	16 tons

Note: Class H-5g and Class H-5t are both similar to Class H-5j.

Photos

• 1203 (class H5e, rebuilt from a 2-8-0 by Brooks, 1912, In 1929, this locomotive and others were sold to the Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast and ultimately became part of the roster of the Atlantic Coast Line. Specifications: Cylinders 25 x 32, drivers 63 inches, boiler pressure 180 psi, weight 274/308,750. Starting tractive effort 48,750 plus 9,500 lbs trailer booster. Photo courtesy Edward Weinstein)

Reference

• Boston and Albany: The New York Central in New England, Volumes I and II By Robert Willoughby Jones, Published by Pine Tree Press.
• New York Central Historical Society
• The Boston & Albany Railroad