Central Railroad of New Jersey Mikados

The USRA assigned ten USRA "Mikado-Heavy" locomotives to the Central Railroad of New Jersey. They arrived from the American Locomotive Company in 1918. These locomotives set the specifications for the balance of the 2-8-2s that the CNJ would buy. A total of 86 "Mikados" would be added to the roster between 1918 and 1925.

CNJ experimented with a tender booster on one of their locomotives, but it was removed quickly. Lima built 5 large 21,000 gallon tenders in the 1930s that was used on most of the Mikes as necessary. Tender swapping was a common occurance on the CNJ.

CNJ sold four of its USRA Mikes (855, 857, 858, 859) to the Pittsburgh and West Virginia in 1945 (P&WV used them until 1953) and retired the other six in 1947. The rest of the non-USRA Mikados were retired between 1947 and 1955.

There are no surviving Central Railroad of New Jersey 2-8-2 "Mikado" type locomotives.

Class	Qty	Numbers	Year Built	Builder	Notes
M-1s	10	850 - 859	1918	ALCO	USRA allocated "Mikado-Heavy" locomotives.
M-2s	11	860 - 870	1920	ALCO
M-2as	25	871 - 895	1922	ALCO (Brooks)
M-3s	20	896 - 915	1923	ALCO (Schenectady)
M-3as	20	916 - 935	1925	Baldwin

In 1945, all the CNJ 2-8-2s were combined into one class designated as Class M-63.

Specifications
	Class M-1s	Class M-2s	Class M-2as	Class M-3s	Class M-3as	Class M63
Wheel Arrangement:	2-8-2	2-8-2	2-8-2	2-8-2	2-8-2	2-8-2
Length:	81'-11 3/8"
Drivers:	63" dia.	63" dia.	63" dia.	63" dia.	63" dia.
Weight on Drivers:	240,000 lbs.	251,000 lbs.	253,500 lbs.	254,500 lbs.	254,010 lbs.
Total Locomotive Weight:	325,000 lbs.	337,000 lbs.	342,500 lbs.	343,500 lbs.	340,510 lbs.
Locomotive & Tender Weight:
Grate Area:	70.8 sq ft	94.8 sq ft		94.8 sq. ft.	94.8 sq. ft.
Cylinders:	(2) 27" dia. x 30" stroke	(2) 27" dia. x 30" stroke	(2) 27" dia. x 30" stroke	(2) 27" dia. x 30" stroke	(2) 27" dia. x 30" stroke
Boiler Pressure:	190 psi	190 psi	190 psi	200 psi	200 psi	200 psi
Tractive Effort:	59,800 lbs.	59,800 lbs.	59,800 lbs.	62,949 lbs.	62,949 lbs.
Tender Capacity:
Water:	10,000 gallons	10,000 gallons	10,000 gallons	10,000 gallons	12,000 gallons	12,000 gallons
Coal:	16 tons	16 tons	16 tons	16 tons	17 tons
Stoker:	Duplex	Duplex	Duplex	Duplex	Duplex	Elvin
Compressor:	single cross compound pump	two single phase pumps	two single phase pumps	two single phase pumps	two single phase pumps
Notes:	USRA Heavy		cast Delta trailing trucks	built with feedwater heaters

Central Railroad of New Jersey Mikados

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