Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Mikados

Beginning in 1915, the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway started adding “ Mikados” to its roster. The first group of 29 was delivered from the Baldwin Locomotive Works between 1915 and 1918. These locomotives had 58” drivers and were designated as Class L1 and assigned road numbers 600-628. The second batch of 2-8-2s was a group of 10 ALCO-built USRA “Mikado-Light” locomotives allocated by the USRA and were designated as Class L2 and assigned road numbers 650-659. The last group of 2-8-2s came from Baldwin between 1922 and 1923. They were designated as Class L2a and assigned

road numbers 660-671. These locomotives had 63” drivers, 26” x 30” cylinders, a 200 psi boiler pressure and they exerted 54,725 pounds of tractive effort.

There are no surviving NC&StL 2-8-2 “Mikado” type locomotives.

NC&StL 2-8-2 Roster
Class	Qty.	Road Numbers	Year Built	Builder	Notes
L1-55	29	600-628	1915-1918	Baldwin
L2-55	10	650-659	1918	ALCO	1
L2a-55	12	660-671	1922-1923	Baldwin

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Specifications
Class	L1-55	L2-55	L2a-55
Wheel Arrangement:	2-8-2	2-8-2	2-8-2
Length:		81’-11 3/8”
Drivers:	58” dia.	63” dia.	63” dia.
Weight on Drivers:		221,500 lbs.	221,500 lbs.
Total Locomotive Weight:		290,800 lbs.	290,800 lbs.
Locomotive & Tender Weight:		477,400 lbs.
Grate Area:		66.7 sq. ft.	66.7 sq. ft.
Cylinders (dia. x stroke):	(2) 26” x 30”	(2) 26” x 30”	(2) 26” x 30”
Boiler Pressure:	185 psi	200 psi	200 psi
Tractive Effort:	54,983 lbs.	54,725 lbs.	54,725 lbs
Tender Capacity:	.
Water:		10,000 gals.
Coal:		16 tons

Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Mikados

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