Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Volumes 32. p. 308. Works number was 32998 in October 1908 and 40031 in June 1913.
This locomotive apparently was named for the then-President of Brazil. It was bought by the locomotive-brokerage firm Knowles & Foster. The second engine was named Joao Medina and given #5.
Across the bay from Rio de Janeiro, Niteroi offered a quieter alternative and grew steadily, counting 50,000 persons in 1910. The two engines served the TRF's line, which extended from Neves (end of the Niterói horsecar line) to AlcGntara, pulling trams until 1917 when the electrified TRF entered service on 15 February.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Nilo Pecanha |
| Locobase ID | 13493 |
| Railroad | Tramway Rural Fluminense |
| Country | Brazil |
| Whyte | 0-4-2T |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | |
| Gauge | 2'6" |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Burnham, Williams & Co |
| Year | 1908 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 3.75 / 1.14 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 9.58 / 2.92 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.39 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 9.58 / 2.92 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 18,500 / 8391 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 23,000 / 10,433 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 250 / 0.95 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 15 / 7.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 28 / 711 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 160 / 1100 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 8" x 12" / 203x305 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 3730 / 1691.90 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.96 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 57 - 1.5" / 38 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 6.66 / 2.03 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 24.60 / 2.29 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 6.27 / 0.58 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 172 / 15.98 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 172 / 15.98 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 246.37 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1003 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1003 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 3936 |
| Power L1 | 3155 |
| Power MT | 751.95 |