Illinois Central 2-6-2 "Prairie" Type Locomotives

Class 1001 (Locobase 5327)

Data from table in AERJ July 1903.

John S Ingles (in Drury (1993)) tells us that this locomotive was procured to be compared against a single Atlantic delivered by Baldwin in the same year. After a year of trials, the Atlantic layout won, but Rogers produced the batch. This single Prairie was converted into a 4-6-2 and took the number of the experimental Atlantic. At the same

Specifications
Class1001
Locobase ID5327
RailroadIllinois Central (IC)
Whyte2-6-2
Road Numbers1001
GaugeStd
BuilderRogers
Year1902
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase13.50'
Engine Wheelbase30.75'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.44
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)62.12'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers140200 lbs
Engine Weight210800 lbs
Tender Light Weight147600 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight358400 lbs
Tender Water Capacity7000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)15 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run77.89 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter75"
Boiler Pressure200 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)20" x 28"
Tractive Effort25387 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.52
Heating Ability
Firebox Area201 sq. ft
Grate Area51 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface3534
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface3534
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume347.11
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation10200
Same as above plus superheater percentage10200
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area40200
Power L111145.67
Power MT525.79

Reference

Credits

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