Erie Mikados

Needing motive power to move heavier trains faster, the Erie Railroad was satisfied that the "Mikado" could give it that power. Erie placed an order with the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1911 and took delivery of its first 20 of the 2-8-2 locomotives in late 1911 and 1912. This group was designated as Class N-1 and assigned road numbers 3000-3019. Satisfied with the performance of the new locomotives, the Erie bought 130 more of the Class N-1 locomotives, 45 from Baldwin, 85 from ALCO and 5 from the Lima Locomotive Works. Class N-1 had a total of 155 locomotive all very similar, but the boiler pressure varied from 170 psi to 200 psi, which caused the tractive effort to range from 57,540 lbs. to 67,700 lbs. The total weight of this group varied by from 320,600 lbs. to 329,700 lbs.

The Erie was allocated fifteen USRA "Mikado-Heavy" locomotives which were built by the Brooks Plant of ALCO and delivered in 1918. This group was designated as Class N-2 and given road numbers 3200-3214.

In 1923, Baldwin built 40 new 2-8-2s for the Erie Railroad. These locomotives were designated as Class N-3 and were assigned road numbers 3155-3194.

A final, "Mikado" was built in 1926 by Baldwin and it was assigned road number 3199 and designated as Class N-3a. This lone locomotive was very similar to the Class N-3. It had the same cylinder and boiler pressure, but its tractive effort was rated at 63,700 pounds, which was based on 80% of its boiler pressure instead of 85%, which is the more usual method.

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

Class	Qty.	Road Numbers	Year Built	Builder	Note
N-1	20	3000-3019	1911-1912	Baldwin
N-1	45	3020-3064	1912	ALCO
N-1	15	3065-3079	1912	Baldwin
N-1	5	3080-3084	1913	Lima
N-1	30	3085-3114	1913	Baldwin
N-1	40	3115-3154	1913	ALCO
N-2	15	3200-3214	1918	ALCO	Class N-2 were USRA allocated "Mikado-Heavy" locomotives
N-3	40	3155-3194	1923	Baldwin
N-3a	1	3199	1926	Baldwin

Specifications
Class:	N-1	N-1	N-2	N-3	N-3-A
Road Numbers:	3000 - 3114	3115 - 3154	3200 - 3214	3155 - 3194	3199
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:	237,150 lbs	243,500 lbs	240,000 lbs	240,400 lbs.	256,090 lbs.
Total Locomotive Weight:	328,600 lbs.	329,700 lbs.	325,000 lbs.	329,700 lbs.	346,050 lbs.
Locomotive & Tender Weight:			515,000 lbs.
Grate Area:	70.0 sq. ft.	70.0 sq. ft.	70.8 sq. ft.	70.0 sq. ft.	70.0 sq. ft.
Cylinders (dia. x stroke):	(2) 28" x 32"	(2) 28" x 32"	(2) 27" x 32"	(2) 28" x 32"	(2) 28" x 32"
Boiler Pressure:	170 psi	180 psi	190 psi	200 psi	200 psi
Tractive Effort:	57,540 lbs.	60,930 lbs.	59,800 lbs.	67,700 lbs.	63,700 lbs.
Tender Capacity:
Water:			16,000 gals.	9,000 gals.	9,000 gals.
Coal:			18 tons	16 tons	16 tons

Erie Mikados

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