Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Vol 78, pp. 79+. Works numbers were 58785-58787 in October 1925.
Half of a six-locomotive batch bought by Consolidated Railways of Cuba, this trio of superheated oil-burning Mikados served the Cuba Railway; see Locobase 15358. They were substantial engines with big boilers, adequate superheat, and 12" (305 mm) piston valves.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 356 |
| Locobase ID | 15357 |
| Railroad | Cuba |
| Country | Cuba |
| Whyte | 2-8-2 |
| Number in Class | 3 |
| Road Numbers | 356-358 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 3 |
| Builder | Baldwin |
| Year | 1925 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 14.25 / 4.34 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 32.83 / 10.01 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.43 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 65.29 / 19.90 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 175,000 / 79,379 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 225,000 / 102,058 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 144,000 / 65,317 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 369,000 / 167,375 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 7000 / 26.52 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 2700 / 10,220 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 73 / 36.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 50 / 1270 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 190 / 13.10 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 22" x 28" / 559x711 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 43,773 / 19855.12 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.00 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 195 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | 32 - 5.375" / 137 |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 18.50 / 5.64 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 190 / 17.66 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 54.50 / 5.07 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2900 / 269.52 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 681 / 63.29 |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 3581 / 332.81 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 235.41 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 10,355 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 12,322 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 42,959 |
| Power L1 | 12,826 |
| Power MT | 646.32 |