Wabash Mountains

The Wabash Railroad took delivery of 25 "Mountains" from the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1930. These Class M-1 locomotives carried road numbers 2800 through 2824 and had 27 x 32 cylinders, 70" drivers, a 240 psi boiler pressure with a resultant tractive effort of 67,400 lbs and weighed 406,400 pounds.

The Wabash intended to use these "Mountains" for dual service, but because a similar number of "Northerns" arrived at the same time they were used mostly in freight service.

There are no surviving Wabash "Mountains". Nineteen were scrapped in 1953 and the remaining six went to the scrapper in 1955.

Specifications for Class M-1
Wheel Arrangement:4-8-2
Length:96' - 6"
Drivers:70" dia
Weight on Drivers:270,400 lbs
Total Locomotive Weight:406,400 lbs
Locomotive & Tender Weight:708,400 lbs
Grate Area:84.2 sq ft
Cylinders:(2) 27" dia. x 32" stroke
Boiler Pressure:245 psi
Tractive Effort:69,400 lbs
Tender Capacity:15,000 gals. of water and 23 tons of coal.

Photos

Wabash Reference

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