New York, Ontario & Western 2-10-2 "Santa Fe" Type Locomotives

Class X (Locobase 5391)

Data from table in May 1916 RME. Builder numbers 55267-55278 (According to the roster published in Railroad History Bulletin 175 by William D. Edson). See also NYO&W 2 - 1931 and NYO&W 1 - 1943 Locomotive Diagram books supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Although described by Wes Barris in http://www.steamlocomotive.com/mountain/nyow.html (visited 17 Feb 2003) as "hard to maintain and hard to run -- they required two firemen", these Santa Fes nevertheless carried on until the 1940s. They had relatively small and short tubes and flues for the period. Perhaps the narrowness and shortness choked the immense firebox grate.

Specifications
ClassX
Locobase ID5391
RailroadNew York, Ontario & Western
Whyte2-10-2
Road Numbers351-362
GaugeStd
BuilderAlco
Year1915
Valve GearBaker
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase20'
Engine Wheelbase36.75'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.54
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)66.83'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)61000 lbs
Weight on Drivers293000 lbs
Engine Weight352500 lbs
Tender Light Weight168700 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight521200 lbs
Tender Water Capacity9000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)15 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run98 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter57"
Boiler Pressure190 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)28" x 32"
Tractive Effort71083 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.12
Heating Ability
Firebox Area325 sq. ft
Grate Area100 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface4498
Superheating Surface1007
Combined Heating Surface5505
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume197.23
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation19000
Same as above plus superheater percentage22800
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area74100
Power L112019
Power MT452.17

Credits

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