Rutland 4-8-2 "Mountain" Type Locomotives

Class L-1 (Locobase 222)

Replacement power for the worn-out Rutland stud. These served until 1955. The main postwar passenger power, the class was painted green and, almost inevitably, named the Green Hornets.

Specifications
ClassL-1
Locobase ID222
RailroadRutland
Whyte4-8-2
Road Numbers90-93
GaugeStd
BuilderAlco-Schenectady
Year1946
Valve GearBaker
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase19.25'
Engine Wheelbase41.50'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.46
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers232000 lbs
Engine Weight348000 lbs
Tender Light Weight
Total Engine and Tender Weight0
Tender Water Capacity11000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)14 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run96.67 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter73"
Boiler Pressure230 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)26" x 30"
Tractive Effort54312 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.27
Heating Ability
Firebox Area
Grate Area67 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface3919
Superheating Surface1152
Combined Heating Surface5071
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume212.58
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation15410
Same as above plus superheater percentage18910.75
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area0
Power L10
Power MT0

Credits

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