St. Louis San Francisco Northerns

The St. Louis San Francisco Railroad received 25 Northern type locomotives (road numbers 4500 through 4524) from the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1943. This group was a mix of coal burners that weighed 462,500 lbs and oil burners that weighed 454,000 lbs. The oil burners (road number 4500 through 4502) were assigned to passenger service. All of these 4-8-4s had 74" drivers, 28 x 31 cylinders, a boiler pressure of 250 psi and a tractive effort of 69,800 pounds.

There are four survivors: number 4500 at Sunbelt Railroad Historical Trust in Owasso, OK; number 4501 at the Age of Steam Railroad Museum in Dallas, TX; number 4516 at the State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, MO and number 4524 at Grant Beach Park in Springfield, MO.

Specifications for Number 4501
Wheel Arrangement:4-8-4
Length:105' - 3"
Drivers:74" dia.
Weight on Drivers:279,840 lbs
Total Locomotive Weight:464,850 lbs
Locomotive & Tender Weight:811,050 lbs
Grate Area:88.3 sq ft
Cylinders (dia. x stroke):(2) 28" x 31"
Boiler Pressure:255 psi
Tractive Effort:71,200 lbs
Tender Capacity:18,000 gals. of water and 6,500 gals. of fuel oil.

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