Baldwin 2-6-0 "Mogul" Type Locomotives

Class standard Mogul (Locobase 9676)

Data from Emory Edwards, Modern American Locomotive Engines, (Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird & Co, 1883), pp. 114-115

In Locobase 9675, the compiler felt he could establish a reasonable association between Edwards' unidentified "standard" locomotive and a particular Baldwin order. In the present entry, however, there are more possibilities and less information about which one might be the actual class. In any case, here is a standard Mogul of the time ...

Specifications
Classstandard Mogul
Locobase ID9676
RailroadBaldwin
Whyte2-6-0
Road Numbers
GaugeStd
BuilderBurnham, Parry, Williams & Co
Year1876
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase15'
Engine Wheelbase22.63'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.66
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)44.25'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers68000 lbs
Engine Weight80000 lbs
Tender Light Weight
Total Engine and Tender Weight
Tender Water Capacity2000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run37.78 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter54"
Boiler Pressure130 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)18" x 24"
Tractive Effort15912 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.27
Heating Ability
Firebox Area103 sq. ft
Grate Area16 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface1040
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface1040
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume147.13
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2080
Same as above plus superheater percentage2080
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area13390
Power L12573.85
Power MT250.34

Credits

Introduction and specifications provided by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media.