Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Mikados

The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, a relatively small railroad, had some very interesting designs. They had purchased 62 Mikados with 63-inch drivers and a respectable 60,300 lbs starting tractive effort as early as 1912. Between 1922 and 1924, the DL&W purchased what may be described as fatter versions of the USRA heavy. While the drivers, cylinders and boiler pressure were the same on the DL&W engines as the C&O K3, and the tractive effort the same, including the trailer booster, the boiler was the same as the 27 x 32 USRA design. However, since this class was used primarily in helper and mine run service, the fact that it was under-boilered may not have been too significant.

There are no surviving DL&W 2-8-2 "Mikado" type locomotives.

Quantity	Road Numbers	Year Built	Builder	Notes
27	1201 - 1227	1912 - 1913	ALCO	Numbers 1201-1222 were rebuilt to 0-8-0s and assigned numbers in the 201-260 series.
35	1228 - 1262	1916 - 1920	ALCO
40	2101 - 2140	1922 - 1923	ALCO	Equipped with boosters
10	2145 - 2150	1924	ALCO	Equipped with boosters

Specifications
Road Numbers:	1201 - 1227	1228 - 1252	1253 - 1262	2101 - 2140	2145 - 2150
Wheel Arrangement:	2-8-2	2-8-2	2-8-2	2-8-2	2-8-2
Length:
Drivers:	63" dia	63" dia	63" dia	63" dia	63" dia
Weight on Drivers:					276,500 lbs.
Total Locomotive Weight:	312,500 lbs	321,000 lbs	328,000 lbs	356,500 lbs	362,500 lbs
Locomotive & Tender Weight:					580,100 lbs.
Grate Area:					70.4 sq. ft.
Cylinders:	(2) 28" dia. x 30" stroke	(2) 28" dia. x 30" stroke	(2) 28" dia. x 30" stroke	(2) 28" dia. x 32" stroke	(2) 28" dia. x 32" stroke
Boiler Pressure:	190 psi	200 psi	200 psi	200 psi	200 psi
Tractive Effort:	60,300 lbs	63,467 lbs	63,467 lbs	67,698 lbs (79,200 w/booster)	67,698 lbs (79,200 w/booster)
Tender Capacity:
Water:					12,000 gals.
Coal:					14 tons

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Mikados

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