New Orleans Great Northern 4-8-2 "Mountain" Type Locomotives

Class 200 / 500 (Locobase 6909)

Data from 1928 NOGN and GM&O 5 -1945 Locomotive Diagram books supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

This Mountain trio bore the second lightest weight of any 4-8-2s supplied to a North American railroad, according to Drury.

Specifications
Class200 / 500
Locobase ID6909
RailroadNew Orleans Great Northern (GM&O)
Whyte4-8-2
Road Numbers200-202, 500-502
GaugeStd
BuilderAlco
Year1927
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase16.75'
Engine Wheelbase37'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.45
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)69.94'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)47750 lbs
Weight on Drivers191000 lbs
Engine Weight272500 lbs
Tender Light Weight175400 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight447900 lbs
Tender Water Capacity9000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)16 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run79.58 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter63"
Boiler Pressure225 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)24" x 28"
Tractive Effort48960 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 3.90
Heating Ability
Firebox Area258 sq. ft
Grate Area59.90 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface2832
Superheating Surface600
Combined Heating Surface3432
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume193.17
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation13477.50
Same as above plus superheater percentage15833.71
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area68198.60
Power L115344.17
Power MT708.44

Credits

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