Ohio River 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" Type Locomotives

Class B-32 (Locobase 2005)

Another variant of the ORRR's Class D Ten-Wheeler with smaller drivers and middling boiler pressure. 26 and 41 weighed 104,000 lb, but were otherwise similar. The last example retired in 1924. Alvin F Staufer & Lawrence W Sagle, B & O Power (1964).; data from 1899 Brooks catalogue.

Specifications
ClassB-32
Locobase ID2005
RailroadOhio River
Whyte4-6-0
Road Numbers27-29, 26, 41
GaugeStd
BuilderBrooks
Year1896
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase13.75'
Engine Wheelbase25'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.55
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)46.92'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers78000 lbs
Engine Weight106000 lbs
Tender Light Weight64000 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight170000 lbs
Tender Water Capacity3000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)6 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run43.33 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter56"
Boiler Pressure140 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)18" x 24"
Tractive Effort16524 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.72
Heating Ability
Firebox Area114 sq. ft
Grate Area16.70 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface1497
Superheating Surface
Combined Heating Surface1497
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume211.78
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2338
Same as above plus superheater percentage2338
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area15960
Power L13820.96
Power MT323.99

Credits

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