These two engines started their careers on the V & as the Santiago and the Merrimac (Baldwin works #3889, 3891) and operated in the Sierra Valley for 25 years behind the huge stacks so characteristic of the time. When the Boca & Loyalton opened near Truckee in 1900, both were sold to the B & L as that railway's #3-4 (although Merrimac seems to have been sold to the Verdi Lumber Company first). At some point, they were converted to burn oil fuel. The B & L ran both engines until 1916, when the line came under Western Pacific ownership, and the rails pulled up
At that point, the B & L's parent took over both locomotives and almost immediately scrapped #3. #4 operated in the Sacaramento area until retired in 1924. It was scrapped in 1930.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Class | Santiago |
| Locobase ID | 9193 |
| Railroad | Virginia & Truckee |
| Whyte | 2-6-0 |
| Road Numbers | 23-24 / 4 / 123 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Builder | Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co |
| Year | 1876 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase | 10' |
| Engine Wheelbase | 17.17' |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase | 0.58 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) | 44.42' |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) | |
| Weight on Drivers | 71300 lbs |
| Engine Weight | 82300 lbs |
| Tender Light Weight | 67600 lbs |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight | 149900 lbs |
| Tender Water Capacity | 2800 gals |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) | 1593 gals |
| Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run | 39.61 lb rail |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter | 50" |
| Boiler Pressure | 135 psi |
| Cylinders (dia x stroke) | 16" x 24" |
| Tractive Effort | 14100 lbs |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.06 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Firebox Area | 93 sq. ft |
| Grate Area | 16.75 sq. ft |
| Evaporative Heating Surface | 928 |
| Superheating Surface | |
| Combined Heating Surface | 928 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 166.16 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2261.25 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2261.25 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 12555 |
| Power L1 | 2805.93 |
| Power MT | 260.28 |
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