Uintah Railway Mikados

The Uintah Railway was a 3'-0" narrow gauge railway built and owned by the Barber Asphalt Paving Company. It built the railway to haul Gilsonite from the Uintah Basin in Utah to the main line of the Denver Rio Grande Western Railway at Crevasse, Colorado. Gilsonite is an ingredient in the making of paving asphalt. The railway's eclectic all-time roster of 17 locomotives included seven shays, four "Consolidations", two 0-6-2T tank type, two 2-8-2 "Mikado" type and two 2-6-6-2T tank types.

One of the "Mikados", number 30 was bought new from the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1911 (construction number 36908). The other 2-8-2 (construction number 40953) was bought second hand from a sister company's (the New York & Bermudez Company) railroad (the G&LaB).

Both of the Uintah 2-8-2 "Mikado" type locomotives were scrapped in 1939.

Qty.	Road Numbers	Year Built	Builder	Notes
1	30	1911	Baldwin	Narrow Gauge 3'-0", Purchased new from Baldwin and was sold for scrapped in 1939.
1	40	1913	Baldwin	Narrow Gauge 3'-0", Built in 1913, for the New York & Bermudez Company's railroad and sold to the Uintah Railway in June 1919. Sold for scrap in 1939.

Specifications
Road Number:	30	40
Wheel Arrangement:	2-8-2	2-8-2
Length:	74'-7 ½"	68'-6 ½"
Drivers:	40" dia.	42" dia.
Weight on Drivers:	120,000 lbs.	86,400 lbs.
Total Locomotive Weight:	146,000 lbs.	119,400 lbs.
Locomotive & Tender Weight:	246,000 lbs	188,000 lbs.
Grate Area:	32 sq. ft.	23 sq. ft.
Cylinders (dia. x stroke):	(2) 18" x 22"	(2) 17" x 22"
Boiler Pressure:	200 psi	170 psi.
Tractive Effort:	30,300 lbs.	21,800 lbs.
Tender Capacity:
Coal:	5 tons	5 tons
Water:	5,000 gals.	3,000 gals.

Uintah Railway Mikados

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