Denver & Rio Grande Western 2-10-2 "Santa Fe" Type Locomotives

Class F-81 (Locobase 429)

Described in Railway Age Gazette article of 3 August 1917.

Firebox had Security brick arch. When introduced, 5 were used in Minturn-Malta (Tennessee Pass), Colorado helper service and the other five ran through-freights between Denver and Salida (ruling grade 1.42%)

Specifications
ClassF-81
Locobase ID429
RailroadDenver & Rio Grande Western (D&RGW)
Whyte2-10-2
Road Numbers1400-1409
GaugeStd
BuilderAlco-Brooks
Year1917
Valve GearBaker
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase22.50'
Engine Wheelbase41.42'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.54
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)76.80'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)72100 lbs
Weight on Drivers337500 lbs
Engine Weight428500 lbs
Tender Light Weight286480 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight714980 lbs
Tender Water Capacity16000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)23 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run113 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter63"
Boiler Pressure195 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)31" x 32"
Tractive Effort80907 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.17
Heating Ability
Firebox Area368 sq. ft
Grate Area88 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface5369
Superheating Surface1329
Combined Heating Surface6698
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume192.06
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation17160
Same as above plus superheater percentage20592
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area86112
Power L114041
Power MT458.59

Credits

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