New York Central Pacifics

The New York Central system included several railroads that operated under their own identity. Among these roads were the Boston & Albany Railroad, the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St Louis Railroad, the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad, the Michigan Central Railroad, which also controlled the Canadian Southern Railway, the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad and the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Railroad. These railroad are mentioned here because these were the roads that used "Pacific" type locomotives. See below for the NYC&HR locomotives and elsewhere for the other lines.

The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad had a total of 478 "Pacific" type locomotives, which were acquired between 1908 and January 1927. These locomotives were built in five major Classes with twenty-five different sub classes. The American Locomotive Company built 418 of the locomotives, the Baldwin Locomotive Works built fifty and the NYC built ten.

Between 1908 and 1913 the NYC&HR took delivery of 377 "Pacific" type locomotives of four major classes. Class K-2 which had 79" diameter drivers, 22" x 28" cylinders, a 200 psi boiler pressure and they exerted 29,100 pounds of tractive effort. Class K-3 which had 79" diameter drivers, 23 ½ " x 28" cylinders, a 200 psi boiler pressure and they exerted 30,900 pounds of tractive effort. Class K-10 which had 69" diameter drivers, 24" x 28" cylinders, a 200 psi boiler pressure and they exerted 39,735 pounds of tractive effort. Class K-11 which had 69" diameter drivers, 26" x 26" cylinders, a 180 psi boiler pressure and they exerted 38,970 pounds of tractive effort.

In 1908, the NYC&HR took delivery of sixty "Pacific" type locomotives, which were all built by the American Locomotive Company. Forty of these locomotives were designated as Class K-2e and assigned road numbers 3555 through 3594. Ten were designated as Class K-2f and assigned road numbers 3450 through 3459. Five were designated as Class K-2g and assigned road numbers 3460 through 3464 and another five were designated as Class K-2h and assigned road numbers 3465 through 3469.

In 1910, another forty-five "Pacific" type locomotives were added to the roster, which were all built by ALCO. Twenty-four of these locomotives were designated as Class K-2i and assigned road numbers 3470 through 3493. A single locomotive designated as Class K-2j was assigned road number 3494. Twelve were designated as Class K-2k and assigned road numbers 3438 through 3449. There were eight designated as Class K-10a, which were assigned road numbers 3000 through 3003 and road numbers 3026 through 3029.

In 1911, the NYC&HR received a total of 108 "Pacifics". Twenty came from ALCO and were designated Class K-3a and given road numbers 3418 through 3437. Forty-two locomotives built by ALCO were designated as Class K-10a and assigned road numbers 3004 through 3025 and 3030 through 3049. Ten ALCO-built 4-6-2s were designated as Class K-11a and given road numbers 3090 through 3099. Ten more ALCO-built "Pacifics" were designated as Class K-11b and assigned road numbers 3080 through 3089. There were also twenty-six more 4-6-2s delivered in 1911, which were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. They were designated as Class K-11c and assigned road numbers 3050 through 3071 and 3073 through 3076.

In 1912, a total of 114 "Pacific" type locomotives were put on the NYC&HR roster. Twenty, which were built by Baldwin were designated as Class K-3c and given road numbers 3398 through 3417. Twenty ALCO-built were designated as Class K-3d and assigned road numbers 3378 through 3397. Another twenty ALCO-built 4-6-2s were designated as Class K-11b and given road numbers 3100 through 3119. Baldwin delivered four locomotives, which were designated as Class K-11c and they were given road numbers 3072, 3077, 3078 and 3079. ALCO delivered twenty locomotives, which were designated as Class K-11d and these locomotives carried road numbers 3120 through 3139. Another thirty ALCO-built "Pacific" were designated as Class K-11e and assigned road numbers 3140 through 3169.

In 1913, fifty ALCO-built locomotives came to the NYC&HR. Twenty were designated as Class K-3g with road numbers 3358 through 3377. Thirty were designated as Class K-11f with road numbers 3170 through 3199.

In 1914, the New York Central Railroad was formed with merger of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad and the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern along with the inclusion of the Ohio Central Lines.

There were another ninety-one "Pacifics" delivered to the NYC after 1914. Thirty-five ALCO-built 4-6-2s delivered in 1918. This group was designated as Class K-3n and assigned road numbers 3323 through 3357. Twenty-six more locomotives were delivered in 1920. They were designated as Class K-3p and carried road numbers 3297 through 3322. ALCO delivered the last group of new "Pacifics", to be added to the NYC roster in 1927. This group of thirty locomotives was designated as Class K-3q and road numbers 3267 through 3296 were assigned.

In 1924 and 1925, the NYC rebuilt ten of it "Pacific" type locomotives. One, Class K-11f number 3174, was rebuilt in 1924 and reclassified as Class K-14f. Three, Class K-10a numbers 3000, 3009 and 3011 were rebuilt in 1925 and reclassified as Class K-14a, One, Class K-11c number 3052, was rebuilt in 1925 and reclassified as Class K-14c. Two, Class K-11e numbers 3159 and 3165, were rebuilt in 1925 and reclassified as Class K-14e. Three, Class K-11f numbers 3183, 3191 and 3193, were rebuilt in 1925 and reclassified as Class K-14f.

There are no surviving NYC&HR 4-6-2 "Pacific" type locomotives.

NYC&HR 4-6-2 Roster
ClassQty.Road NumbersLater NumbersYear BuiltBuilderNotes
K-2e403555-35944652 & 46531908ALCO1
K-2f103450-34591908ALCO2
K-2g53460-34641908ALCO3
K-2h53465-34691908ALCO4
K-2i243470-34931910ALCO5
K-2j134941910ALCO6
K-2k123438-34491910ALCO7
K-3a203418-34374805-48131911ALCO8
K-3c203398-34174821-48301912Baldwin9
K-3d203378-33974831-48361912ALCO10
K-3g203358-33774848-48541913ALCO11
K-3n353323-33574723-47571918ALCO12
K-3p263297-33224697-47221920ALCO13
K-3q303267-32964667-46961923ALCO14
K-5149251924ALCO
K-5a54926-49301925ALCO
K-5b204905-49241926ALCO
K-5b104931-49401927ALCO
K-6a59245-92491925ALCO
K-6b59250-92541926ALCO
K-10a43000-300344011910ALCO15
K-10a223004-30254405….44221911ALCO16
K-10a43026-302944271910ALCO17
K-10a203030-30494439….44471911ALCO18
K-11a103090-30994490….44981911ALCO19
K-11b103080-30894483….44861911ALCO20
K-11b203100-31194500….45191912ALCO21
K-11c223050-30714450….44711911Baldwin22
K-11c130721912Baldwin23
K-11c43073-30764473-44761911Baldwin24
K-11c33077-30794477-44791912Baldwin25
K-11d203120-31394520….45391912ALCO26
K-11e303140-31694540….45691912ALCO27
K-11f303170-31994570….45991913ALCO28
K-14a33000,3009 & 30114390,4391 & 43921925NYC29
K-14c1305243931925NYC30
K-14e23159 & 31654394 & 43951925NYC31
K-14f1317443961924NYC32
K-14f33183, 3191 & 31934397, 4398 & 43991925NYC33

Notes:

  1. Numbers 3564 & 3578 renumbered 4652 & 4653 in 1936 and both scrapped in1938. All the others scrapped between 1928 and 1933.
  2. Numbers 3450-3459 scrapped between 1928 and 1933.
  3. Numbers 3460-3464 scrapped between 1927 and 1933.
  4. Numbers 3465-3469 scrapped between 1929 and 1932.
  5. Numbers 3470-3493 scrapped between 1929 and 1933.
  6. Number 3494 scrapped in 1932.
  7. Numbers 3438-3449 scrapped between 1927 and 1933.
  8. Numbers 3419, 3422, 3428, 3430 and 3433-3437 renumbered 4805-4813 in 1936 and scrapped between 1936 and 1939. The others scrapped between 1929 and 1932.
  9. Numbers 3398, 3400, 3402-3404, 3407, 3408 & 3415-3417 renumbered 4821-4830 in 1936 and scrapped between 1938 and 1950. Number 4826 transferred to the P&E in 1938 and became number 60. All the others scrapped between 1923 and 1933.
  10. Number 3382, 3387, 3389-3391 & 3394 renumbered 4831-4836 and scrapped between 1939 and 1949. All the others scraped in 1932-1933.
  11. Number 3359, 3364, 3370, 3372-3374 & 3376 renumbered 4848-3854 in 1936 and scrapped between 1938 and 1951. Number 4848 transferred to the P&E in 1938 and became number 61. All the others scrapped between 1928 and 1933.
  12. Number 3337, 3338, 3345, 3347, transferred to the B&A in 1937 and became numbers 500-503. Numbers 3327 & 3341transferred to the B A in 1938 and became numbers 504 & 505. Number 3357 transferred to the B& A in 1939 and became number 506. All the others scrapped between 1949 and 1953.
  13. Number 3297-3322 renumbered 4697-4722 in 1936. Number 3300 scrapped in 1940. All the others scrapped between 1947 and 1952.
  14. Number 3267-3296 renumbered 4667-4696 in 1936. All the others scrapped between 1950-1952.
  15. Number 3000 rebuilt in 1925 and reclassified as Class K-14a and then renumbered 4390 in 1925. Numbers 3001 renumbered 4401 in 1936 and then renumbered 4492 in 1948 and scrapped in 1952. Number 3002 scrapped in 1932. Number 3003 scrapped in 1933.
  16. Number 3005 renumbered 4405 in 1936 and scrapped in 1947. Numbers 3012-3014 renumbered 4412-4414 in 1936 and scrapped between 1947 and 1953. Number 3022 renumbered 4422 in 1936 and scrapped in 1947. Numbers 3009 & 3011 rebuilt in 1925 and reclassified as Class K-14a. Numbers 3004, 3006-3011, 3015-3021 and 3023-3025 scrapped between 1932-1934.
  17. Number 3027 renumbered 4427 in 1936 and scrapped in 1947. Number 3026, 3028 & 3029 scrapped in 1933.
  18. Numbers 3031, 3039, 3041, 3044 & 3047 renumbered 4431, 4439, 4441, 4444 & 4447 and scrapped between 1947 and 1951. All the others scrapped between 1932 and 1936.
  19. Numbers 3090, 3091 & 3098 renumbered 4490, 4491 & 4498 in 1936 and scrapped in 1952. All the others scrapped between 1933 and 1936.
  20. Numbers 3081 & 3084 sold to the P&E in 1927 and rebuilt in 1930 and 1929 and reclassified as Class K-14b and became P&E numbers 17 & 18. Numbers 3083 & 3086 renumbered 4483 & 4486 in 1936 and scrapped in 1932 and 1948. All the others scrapped between 1947 and 1952.
  21. Number 3108 rebuilt in 1929 and reclassified as Class K-14b and became P&E number 19. Numbers 3100-3107 renumbered 4500-4507 in 1936. Numbers 3109-3119 renumbered 4509-4519 in 1936. Number 3102 scrapped in 1939. Numbers 3100, 3101 & 3117 scrapped in 1940. All the others scrapped between 1947 and 1952.
  22. Numbers 3052 & 3064 rebuilt in 1925 and reclassified as Class K-14c. Numbers 3051, 3054, 3056, 3058, 3062, 3063, 3065, 3066 & 3070 scrapped in 1934. Numbers 3050, 3053, 3055, 3057, 3059-3061 & 3067-3069 renumbered 4450, 4453, 4457, 4459-4461 & 4467-4469 in 1936. Number 3067 scrapped in 1940. All the others scrapped between 1947 and 1954.
  23. Number 3072 scrapped in1936.
  24. Numbers 3073-3076 renumbered 4473-4476 in 1936 and scrapped between 1948 and 1952.
  25. Numbers 3077-3079 renumbered 4477-4479 in 1936 and scrapped between 1948 and 1953.
  26. Numbers 3120-3125 renumbered 4520-4525 in 1936. Numbers 3127-3133 renumbered 4527-4533 in 1936. Numbers 3135-3139 renumbered 4535-4539 in 1936. Numbers 3135-3139 renumbered 4535-4539 in 1936. Numbers 3134 scrapped in 1928. Number 3126 scrapped in 1934. Number 3138 scrapped in 1940. All the others scrapped between 1947 and 1953.
  27. Numbers 3159 & 3165 rebuilt in 1925 and reclassified as Class K-14e. Numbers 3140-3143 renumbered 4540-4543 in 1936. Numbers 3145-3147 renumbered 4545-4547 in 1936. Numbers 3149-3158 renumbered 4549-4558 in 1936. Numbers 3160-3164 renumbered 4560-4564 in 1936. Numbers 3166-3169 renumbered 4566-4569 in 1936. Numbers 3144 & 3148 scrapped in 19344. Number 3146 scrapped in 1938. Number 3167 scrapped in 1939. All the others scrapped between 1949 and 1953.
  28. Numbers 3171-3177, 3179, 3181-3185, 3188 & 3190-3193 rebuilt between 1920 and 1924 and reclassified as Class K-14f and then transferred to the B&A and became numbers 575-588. Numbers 3170, 3178, 3180, 3186, 3187, 3189 & 3194-3199 renumbered 4570, 4578, 4580, 4586, 4587, 4589, & 4594-4599 in 1936 and scrapped between 1947 and 1953. Numbers 3174, 3182, 3183, 3184, 3191, 3192 & 3193 scrapped between 1920 and 1924.
  29. Numbers 3000, 3009 & 3011 rebuilt from Class K-10a, renumbered 4390-4392 in 1925 and scrapped in 1952.
  30. Number 3052 rebuilt from Class K-11c in 1925 and renumbered 4393 in 1936 and scrapped in 1952.
  31. Numbers 3159 & 3165 rebuilt from Class K-11e in 1925 and renumbered 4394 & 4395 in 1936 and scrapped in 1952.
  32. Number 3174 rebuilt from Class K-11f in 1924 and renumbered 4396 in 1936 and scrapped in 1952.
  33. Numbers 3183, 3191 & 3193 rebuilt from Class K-11f in 1925 and renumbered 4397-4399 in 1936 and scrapped in 1952.

Specifications
Class:K-2 e,f,g,h,i,j,kK-3 a,c,g,nK-3dK-3 pK-3 qK-10aK-11 a,b,c,d,eK-11 fK-14 aK-14 cK-14 eK-14 f
Wheel Arrangement:4/6/20024/6/20024/6/20024/6/20024/6/20024/6/20024/6/20024/6/20024/6/20024/6/20024/6/20024/6/2002
Length:78’-0 1/8”77’-4 ½”76’-4 ½”81’-5 ¼”81’-5 ¼”75’-11 5/8”75’-11 5/8”77’-1”
Drivers:79” dia.79” dia.79” dia.79” dia.79” dia.69” dia.69” dia.69” dia.72” dia.72” dia.72” dia.72” dia.
Weight on Drivers:173,000 lbs.171,500 lbs.172,000 lbs.173,000 lbs.194,500 lbs.172,000 lbs.172,500 lbs.180,500 lbs.
Total Locomotive Weight:273,000 lbs.229,000 lbs.271,000 lbs.283,500 lbs.295,500 lbs.266,000 lbs.266,000 lbs.272,000 lbs.281,500 lbs.287,900 lbs.287,700 lbs.290,400 lbs.
Locomotive & Tender Weight:427,100 lbs.422,200 lbs.424,700 lbs.490,500 lbs.501,500 lbs.413,000 lbs.419,000 lbs.448,200 lbs.
Grate Area:56.5 sq. ft.56.5 sq. ft.56.5 sq. ft.56.5 sq. ft.56.5 sq. ft.56.5 sq. ft.56.5 sq. ft.56.5 sq. ft.
Cylinders (dia. x stroke):(2) 22” x 28”(2) 23 ½” x 28”(2) 23 ½” x 28”(2) 22” x 28”(2) 23 ½” x 28”(2) 24” x 28”(2) 26” x 26”(2) 26” x 26”(2) 25” x 26”(2) 25” x 26”(2) 25” x 26”(2) 25” x 26”
Boiler Pressure:200 psi200 psi200 psi200 psi200 psi200 psi180 psi180 psi200 psi200 psi200 psi200 psi
Tractive Effort:29,160 lbs.30,900 lbs.30,900 lbs.29,160 lbs.30,900 lbs.39,735 lbs.38,970 lbs.38,970 lbs.38,370 lbs.38,370 lbs.38,370 lbs.38,370 lbs.
Tender Capacity:
Water:8,000 gals.7,500 gals.7,500 gals.10,000 gals.10,000 gals.7,500 gals.7,500 gals.8,000 gals.
Coal:11 tons12 tons12 tons17 tons17 tons10 tons10 tons14 tons

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