For all the grandly scaled ambitions revealed in its name, the A & C connected Anniston, Alabama with nearby Attalla, Ala, 34.33 miles away in 1889. The all-steel rail weighte d 56 lb/yard. These two standard-gauge Ten-wheelers were on the property in 1890 when the Louisville & Nashville bought the A & C, combined it with the then-narrow-gauge Anniston & Atlantic to create the Alabama Mineral Road.
In 1891, the L & N took full control of the AMR and renumbered these two engines as 405-406.
This engine was originally delivered as a Vauclain compound with 13" HP and 22" LP cylinders to the KU, which even then was in receivership. In 1894, the KU was absorbed by the Lexington & Eastern. This 100-mile coal road remained independent for another 20 years until it was merged with the Louisville & Nashville on 9 October 1915.
The 365 continued in service for well over a decade until it was scrapped in 1933.
Although it was delivered a full decade after the G8 shown in Locobase 1098, this class had many of the same characteristics. In both, the Belpaire firebox is not readily apparent in illustrations because so much of it is contained within the cab. Other than a 2" increase in piston stroke and the inevitable increase in weight, the two classes were essentially identical. The last of the class was retired in 1940.
The numbering and class ID puts it right after G-11 (Locobase 8135) yet the design is quite different. The boiler is an extended wagon top with substantially less firebox heating surface area, the driver diameter measures 3" less, it weighs less, and trails a smaller tender.
Slightly larger and heavier than earlier Ten-wheelers with 20 x 26 cylinders, this locomotive design also had a bigger grate and higher boiler pressure. In addition, 2 arch tubes added 13 sq ft to the firebox heating surface. G-13A #318 was fitted with Walschaert radial valve gear.
In 1896, the M & NG was acquired by the Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern, following which absorption the class kept its original numbers.
According to a compilation of Cooke locomotives by B.Rumary (25 Kingscombe, Gurney Slade, Radstock, BA3 4TH, ENGLAND) and supplied to Locobase by Allen Stanley in March 2004, works numbers for 366-385 were 2166-2185 and delivered from July to October 1892. (The Rumary-Lambert list identifies these as 2-8-0s, but no L & N numbering matches this range other than the 4-6-0s described).
These were relatively small Ten-wheelers even for the early 1890s. The shallow firebox's heating surface didn't even amount to 5% of the total. By 1927, only 367 still appeared on the L & N's active-duty roster.
For some reason, the last 3 of the class were scrapped before the LH & StL was bought by the Louisville & Nashville. The first three served the L & N until March 1951, June 1947, and May 1951, respectively.
After nearly 30 years of service the single G-6, by now renumbered three times (200, 290, 390) was substantially rebuilt with larger cylinders and a bigger boiler and firebox. In its much more powerful configuration, 390 ran until 1937.
Typical turn-of-the-century 4-6-0, this one with a tapered boiler. Nock (RWC II, pl 83) points out that the Belpaired firebox is not readily apparent in illustrations because so much of it is contained within the cab.
| Specifications | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Class | 2 | 9 / G-19 | G-0 | G-10 | G-11 | G-12 | G-13 | G-15 | G-18 | G-2 | G-2 | G-23 | G-5 | G-6 - rebuilt | G-7 | G-8 | G-8 | G-9 |
| Locobase ID | 11571 | 9807 | 9799 | 9808 | 8134 | 8136 | 8135 | 9809 | 9806 | 8141 | 9800 | 9810 | 9801 | 9802 | 9803 | 1098 | 9804 | 9805 |
| Railroad | Anniston & Cincinnati (L & N) | Kentucky Union (L & N) | Louisville & Nashville (L & N) | Louisville & Nashville (L & N) | Louisville & Nashville (L & N) | Louisville & Nashville (L & N) | Louisville & Nashville (L & N) | Louisville & Nashville (L & N) | Marietta & North Georgia (L & N) | Louisville & Nashville (L & N) | Louisville & Nashville (L & N) | Louisville, Henderson & St Louis (L & N) | Louisville & Nashville (L & N) | Louisville & Nashville (L & N) | Louisville & Nashville (L & N) | Louisville & Nashville (L & N) | Louisville & Nashville (L & N) | Louisville & Nashville (L & N) |
| Whyte | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 |
| Road Numbers | 2, 4 / 405-406 / 332-333 | 9 / 365 | 340 | 300-304 | 305-309 | 260-263 / 310-313 | 266-275 / 314-324 | 342, 344 | 14-18 / 360-364 | 366-385 | 367 | 31-36 | 334 | 500 / 390 | 391-394 | 375-379 | 375-379 | 380-384 |
| Gauge | Std | Std | Std | Std | Std | Std | Std | Std | Std | Std | Std | Std | Std | Std | Std | Std | Std | Std |
| Builder | Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co | Burnham, Williams & Co | Rhode Island | Cooke | Burnham, Williams & Co | Burnham, Williams & Co | Cooke | Baldwin | L&N | Richmond | Rogers | |||||||
| Year | 1889 | 1892 | 1901 | 1899 | 1903 | 1889 | 1892 | 1913 | 1924 | 1899 | 1890 | |||||||
| Valve Gear | Stephenson | Stephenson | Stephenson | Stephenson | Stephenson | Stephenson | Stephenson | Stephenson | Stephenson | Stephenson | Stephenson | Walschaert | Stephenson | Stephenson | Stephenson | Stephenson | Stephenson | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | ||||||||||||||||||
| Driver Wheelbase | 13.50' | 11.50' | 13.67' | 13.25' | 13.25' | 12.17' | 13.25' | 10.17' | 13.50' | 13.50' | 13.50' | 13' | 13.50' | 13' | 13' | 13' | 13' | 13' |
| Engine Wheelbase | 23.65' | 22.19' | 23.92' | 24.29' | 24.42' | 23.08' | 24.42' | 20.50' | 23.50' | 24.33' | 24.33' | 23.92' | 24.17' | 24.17' | 24.17' | 23.75' | 23.75' | 23.75' |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase | 0.57 | 0.52 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 0.57 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) | 49.42' | 48.12' | 51.21' | 51.21' | 49.84' | 51.75' | 46.29' | 46.75' | 48.75' | 48.75' | 51.25' | 48.58' | 54.71' | 49.08' | 50.71' | 50.71' | 50.71' | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) | 36000 lbs | 31600 lbs | 41300 lbs | 41000 lbs | 39000 lbs | 45000 lbs | 26000 lbs | 24200 lbs | 26500 lbs | 26500 lbs | 38000 lbs | 27400 lbs | 45500 lbs | 38400 lbs | 37500 lbs | 37500 lbs | 40000 lbs | |
| Weight on Drivers | 67000 lbs | 102000 lbs | 83000 lbs | 117800 lbs | 118000 lbs | 114000 lbs | 128000 lbs | 76000 lbs | 69200 lbs | 73600 lbs | 73600 lbs | 104000 lbs | 76200 lbs | 132500 lbs | 109200 lbs | 107500 lbs | 107500 lbs | 113500 lbs |
| Engine Weight | 92000 lbs | 123000 lbs | 109800 lbs | 151000 lbs | 154000 lbs | 148000 lbs | 166000 lbs | 103200 lbs | 98000 lbs | 104400 lbs | 104400 lbs | 142000 lbs | 107000 lbs | 166000 lbs | 130000 lbs | 143500 lbs | 143500 lbs | 149000 lbs |
| Tender Light Weight | 110500 lbs | 82500 lbs | 113000 lbs | 113000 lbs | 90000 lbs | 113000 lbs | 72000 lbs | 72000 lbs | 79800 lbs | 79800 lbs | 107500 lbs | 75100 lbs | 144000 lbs | 90000 lbs | 113000 lbs | 113000 lbs | 113000 lbs | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight | 26270 lbs | 233500 lbs | 192300 lbs | 264000 lbs | 267000 lbs | 238000 lbs | 279000 lbs | 175200 lbs | 170000 lbs | 184200 lbs | 184200 lbs | 249500 lbs | 182100 lbs | 310000 lbs | 220000 lbs | 256500 lbs | 256500 lbs | 262000 lbs |
| Tender Water Capacity | 3000 gals | 3000 gals | 3900 gals | 5000 gals | 5000 gals | 4200 gals | 5000 gals | 3000 gals | 3000 gals | 3700 gals | 3700 gals | 4600 gals | 3200 gals | 7000 gals | 4200 gals | 5000 gals | 5000 gals | 5000 gals |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) | 7 tons | 7 tons | 10 tons | 10 tons | 8 tons | 10 tons | 7 tons | 7 tons | 7 tons | 7 tons | 11 tons | 7 tons | 15 tons | 8 tons | 10 tons | 10 tons | 10 tons | |
| Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run | 37 lb rail | 57 lb rail | 46.11 lb rail | 65.44 lb rail | 65.56 lb rail | 63.33 lb rail | 71 lb rail | 42.22 lb rail | 38.44 lb rail | 40.89 lb rail | 40.89 lb rail | 58 lb rail | 42.33 lb rail | 74 lb rail | 60.67 lb rail | 59.72 lb rail | 59.72 lb rail | 63.06 lb rail |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | ||||||||||||||||||
| Driver Diameter | 54" | 60" | 57" | 67" | 67" | 64" | 67" | 51" | 55" | 55" | 55" | 63" | 55" | 69" | 64" | 67" | 67" | 67" |
| Boiler Pressure | 130 psi | 180 psi | 150 psi | 175 psi | 175 psi | 175 psi | 190 psi | 140 psi | 140 psi | 150 psi | 150 psi | 185 psi | 150 psi | 200 psi | 175 psi | 175 psi | 175 psi | 175 psi |
| Cylinders (dia x stroke) | 18" x 24" | 19" x 24" | 18" x 24" | 20" x 26" | 20" x 26" | 20" x 26" | 20" x 26" | 18" x 24" | 19" x 24" | 18" x 24" | 18" x 24" | 19" x 26" | 18" x 24" | 20" x 26" | 19" x 26" | 20" x 24" | 20" x 24" | 20" x 24" |
| Tractive Effort | 15912 lbs | 22093 lbs | 17394 lbs | 23090 lbs | 23090 lbs | 24172 lbs | 25069 lbs | 18144 lbs | 18746 lbs | 18026 lbs | 18026 lbs | 23428 lbs | 18026 lbs | 25623 lbs | 21815 lbs | 21313 lbs | 21313 lbs | 21313 lbs |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.21 | 4.62 | 4.77 | 5.10 | 5.11 | 4.72 | 5.11 | 4.19 | 3.69 | 4.08 | 4.08 | 4.44 | 4.23 | 5.17 | 5.01 | 5.04 | 5.04 | 5.33 |
| Heating Ability | ||||||||||||||||||
| Firebox Area | 125.40 sq. ft | 170 sq. ft | 124 sq. ft | 185 sq. ft | 180 sq. ft | 143 sq. ft | 186 sq. ft | 148 sq. ft | 126 sq. ft | 60 sq. ft | 60 sq. ft | 149 sq. ft | 143 sq. ft | 175 sq. ft | 143 sq. ft | 173 sq. ft | 173 sq. ft | 168 sq. ft |
| Grate Area | 16.75 sq. ft | 23.70 sq. ft | 17 sq. ft | 28 sq. ft | 28 sq. ft | 28 sq. ft | 33 sq. ft | 23 sq. ft | 16.50 sq. ft | 17 sq. ft | 17 sq. ft | 31.80 sq. ft | 17 sq. ft | 31.50 sq. ft | 27 sq. ft | 27 sq. ft | 27 sq. ft | 26 sq. ft |
| Evaporative Heating Surface | 1391 | 1934 | 1327 | 2039 | 2033 | 1927 | 2272 | 1292 | 1502 | 1269 | 1269 | 1948 | 1478 | 2270 | 1686 | 2095 | 2095 | 1803 |
| Superheating Surface | ||||||||||||||||||
| Combined Heating Surface | 1391 | 1934 | 1327 | 2039 | 2033 | 1927 | 2272 | 1292 | 1502 | 1269 | 1269 | 1948 | 1478 | 2270 | 1686 | 2095 | 2095 | 1803 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 196.79 | 245.56 | 187.73 | 215.68 | 215.04 | 203.83 | 240.32 | 182.78 | 190.71 | 179.53 | 179.53 | 228.31 | 209.09 | 240.11 | 197.61 | 240.07 | 240.07 | 206.61 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2178 | 4266 | 2550 | 4900 | 4900 | 4900 | 6270 | 3220 | 2310 | 2550 | 2550 | 5883 | 2550 | 6300 | 4725 | 4725 | 4725 | 4550 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2178 | 4266 | 2550 | 4900 | 4900 | 4900 | 6270 | 3220 | 2310 | 2550 | 2550 | 5883 | 2550 | 6300 | 4725 | 4725 | 4725 | 4550 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 16302 | 30600 | 18600 | 32375 | 31500 | 25025 | 35340 | 20720 | 17640 | 9000 | 9000 | 27565 | 21450 | 35000 | 25025 | 30275 | 30275 | 29400 |
| Power L1 | 3340 | 6363 | 3925.08 | 6126.75 | 6062.67 | 5216.63 | 7186 | 3420.88 | 3474.02 | 3052.06 | 3052.06 | 6131 | 4265.88 | 7651 | 5252.94 | 6628.36 | 6628.36 | 5918.50 |
| Power MT | 329.71 | 412.59 | 312.77 | 343.99 | 339.81 | 302.65 | 371.31 | 297.70 | 332.03 | 274.27 | 274.27 | 389.90 | 370.26 | 381.91 | 318.15 | 407.80 | 407.80 | 344.88 |
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