Clinchfield Mikados

The Clinchfield Railroad bought nine 2-8-2 "Mikado" locomotives from the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1919 and another group of ten in 1923. The first group was designated as Class K-1 and assigned road numbers 400-408, the second group known as Class K-4 were given road numbers 410-419.

There were two more Mikados on the Clinchfield, number 499, designated as Class K-2, which was purchased from the Cambria & Indiana Railroad, and number 498, designated as Class K-3, which was purchased from the Spanish-American Iron Company. These two second-hand locomotives arrived in 1917.

The Clinchfield sold all nine of its Class K-1 "Mikados" in February of 1943. In February 1943, five of these locomotives (400, 401, 404, 405 and 408) were sold to the Charleston & Western Carolina Railroad and the remaining four (402, 403, 406, 407) were sold to the Georgia Railroad.

There are no surviving Clinchfield 2-8-2 "Mikado" type locomotives.

Class	Qty.	Road Numbers	Year Built	Builder	Previous Owner
K-1	9	400-408	1919	Baldwin
K-2	1	499	1911	Baldwin	ex Cambria & Indiana #4, bought 1917
K-3	1	498	1917	Baldwin	ex Spanish-American Iron #70, bought 1917
K-4	10	410-419	1923	ALCO

Specifications
	K-1	K-2	K-3	K-4
Wheel Arrangement:	2-8-2	2-8-2	2-8-2	2-8-2
Length:
Drivers:	63" dia	58" dia	51" dia	63" dia
Weight on Drivers:
Total Locomotive Weight:	307,000 lbs.	261,000 lbs.	228,000 lbs.	318,000 lbs.
Locomotive & Tender Weight:
Grate Area:
Cylinders (dia. x stroke):	(2) 27" x 30"	(2) 23" x 30"	(2) 22" x 28"	(2) 27" x 30"
Boiler Pressure:	190 psi	200 psi	190 psi	190 psi
Tractive Effort:	56,000 lbs	46,500 lbs	43.000 lbs	56,000 lbs
Tender Capacity:
Water:
Coal:

Clinchfield Mikados

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