Florida East Coast 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" Type Locomotives

Class 28 (Locobase 6675)

Data from FEC 1926 locomotive diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

This was the first of two batches of Ten-wheelers that were distinguished primarily by builder, weight, and boiler pressure; see Locobase 6676 for the Baldwin-built variant. Their careers on the FEC lasted only into the mid-1920s, although some lasted long enough to be sold into industrial service in the 1930s.

Class 40 (Locobase 6676)

Data from FEC 1926 locomotive diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

This was the first of two batches of Ten-wheelers that were distinguished primarily by builder, weight, and boiler pressure; see Locobase 6676 for the Baldwin-built variant. Their careers on the FEC lasted only into the mid-1920s, although some lasted long enough to be sold into industrial service in the 1930s.

Specifications
Class2840
Locobase ID66756676
RailroadFlorida East CoastFlorida East Coast
Whyte4-6-04-6-0
Road Numbers28-3940-44
GaugeStdStd
BuilderSchenectadyBurnham, Williams & Co
Year18971902
Valve GearStephensonStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase14'14'
Engine Wheelbase24.17'24.17'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.58 0.58
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers95000 lbs104100 lbs
Engine Weight125000 lbs134100 lbs
Tender Light Weight104950 lbs104950 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight229950 lbs239050 lbs
Tender Water Capacity5000 gals5000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)2400 gals2400 gals
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run52.78 lb rail57.83 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter63"63"
Boiler Pressure180 psi200 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)18" x 24"18" x 24"
Tractive Effort18885 lbs20983 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 5.03 4.96
Heating Ability
Firebox Area155.50 sq. ft155.50 sq. ft
Grate Area28.98 sq. ft28.98 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface17601760
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface17601760
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume248.99248.99
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation5216.405796
Same as above plus superheater percentage5216.405796
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area2799031100
Power L16784.787538.64
Power MT472.35478.96

Credits

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