New Orleans, Texas & Mexico 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" Type Locomotives

Class TN-57 - 233 (Locobase 7753)

Data from MP SUBS 7 - 1935 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Class TN-63 - 26.0 (Locobase 7758)

Data from MP SUBS 7 - 1935 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Probably among the last engines produced by this minor component of the Alco consortium, the sextet of Ten-wheelers obviously were superheated later than 1903. In 1931, driver diameter grew from 63" to 64".

Class TN-67- 30.5 (Locobase 7816)

Data from MP SUBS 7 - 1935 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

This Baldwin passenger power was bigger than the NO, T & M's Dickson-built engines delivered in the same year. They received a more modest superheater installation, but later on were fitted with two Nicholson thermic syphons.

Class TN-69 - 29.6 (Locobase 7761)

Data from MP SUBS 7 - 1935 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

This quintet of latter-day Ten-wheelers had a relatively long stride under an average-sized boiler and grate.

Specifications
ClassTN-57 - 233TN-63 - 26.0TN-67- 30.5TN-69 - 29.6
Locobase ID7753775878167761
RailroadNew Orleans, Texas & Mexico (NOT & M/MP)New Orleans, Texas & Mexico (NOT & M/MP)New Orleans, Texas & Mexico (NOT & M/MP)New Orleans, Texas & Mexico (NOT & M/MP)
Whyte4-6-04-6-04-6-04-6-0
Road Numbers233301-306361-362385-389
GaugeStdStdStdStd
BuilderAlco-CookeDicksonBurnham, Williams & CoAlco
Year1906190319031921
Valve GearStephensonStephensonWalschaertWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase11.50'13'14'15'
Engine Wheelbase21.33'23.58'25.08'26.92'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.54 0.55 0.56 0.56
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)47.54'47.50'56.75'62.25'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers93000 lbs127000 lbs142550 lbs140000 lbs
Engine Weight123000 lbs162500 lbs188070 lbs187000 lbs
Tender Light Weight115000 lbs109200 lbs352330 lbs153000 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight238000 lbs271700 lbs540400 lbs340000 lbs
Tender Water Capacity5000 gals6500 gals6000 gals7500 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)2300 gals1870 gals3300 gals3000 gals
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run51.67 lb rail70.56 lb rail79.19 lb rail77.78 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter57"63"67"69"
Boiler Pressure180 psi185 psi210 psi200 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)18" x 24"20" x 26"21" x 26"21.5" x 26"
Tractive Effort20872 lbs25959 lbs30547 lbs29611 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.46 4.89 4.67 4.73
Heating Ability
Firebox Area135 sq. ft158 sq. ft165.70 sq. ft180 sq. ft
Grate Area24.50 sq. ft30.20 sq. ft43.90 sq. ft32.70 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface1507145117712145
Superheating Surface265354485
Combined Heating Surface1507171621252630
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume213.20153.48169.91196.34
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation4410558792196540
Same as above plus superheater percentage44106449.7910754.787746.05
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area2430033743.9640593.7742638.78
Power L15278.609505.1113016.5415599.82
Power MT375.40495.00603.93736.96

Credits

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