Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Volume 34, p. 172 . Works number was 34270 in February 1910.
Clearly based on the saddle-tank design sold to, among others, the nearby Seattle Southwestern in 1907 (Locobase 13040), this engine operated in British Columbia. It was operated with a tender on the line, which was almost immediately renamed the Howe Sound & Northern. The HS & N was taken over by the Pacific Great Eastern in November 1912 and ran for 8 more years before being sold. During their tenure, according to the WCRA, the 2 hit a gas-motor car and demolished it. This particular accident, which was an increasingly common kind of mishap, fortunately resulted in no fatalities.
Comox Logging of Ladysmith, BC bought the engine, renumbered it 7, and ran it for decades.
In November 1967, the City of Squamish gained title when Crown Zellerbach donated the 7. In 1993, the City of Squamish sold the engine to the West Coast Railway Association, a preservation group that restored the 2 to PGE colors. As of Locobase's 19 December 2011 visit to the WCRA website ([]), the group planned to restore the 2 to operating condition if the boiler proved sound.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 2 |
| Locobase ID | 13555 |
| Railroad | Howe Sound, Pemberton Valley & Northern |
| Country | Canada |
| Whyte | 2-6-2ST |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 2 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Baldwin |
| Year | 1910 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 10 / 3.05 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 25.75 / 7.85 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.39 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 25.75 / 7.85 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 87,000 / 39,463 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 111,000 / 50,349 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1600 / 6.06 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 3 / 3 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 48 / 24 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 44 / 1118 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 1240 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 16" x 24" / 406x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 21,364 / 9690.56 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.07 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 152 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 13.54 / 4.13 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 90 / 8.36 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 14.40 / 1.34 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1161 / 107.86 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1161 / 107.86 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 207.69 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2592 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2592 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 16,200 |
| Power L1 | 3804 |
| Power MT | 289.19 |