Data from listing in 1947 Locomotive Cyclopedia. Works numbers were 68489 in 1930, 68601 in October 1932, 69611 in June 1941.
Standard Fruit bought several of these locomotives for its Honduran operations over a relatively long period. The first was delivered to La Ceiba in 1930. First numbered 39, it was renumbered 41. Engine #40 (Mike Carey) was delivered in 1933, and Robert Smith arrived in 1941.
The fourth and fifth, most likely built to the same design, were delivered in 1946 (works number 74891) and 1947 (75348) as road numbers 43. Montreal added 45 (works number 76332) in March 1949.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 39 |
| Locobase ID | 946 |
| Railroad | Standard Fruit |
| Country | Honduras |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 |
| Number in Class | 6 |
| Road Numbers | 40-45 |
| Gauge | 3' |
| Number Built | 6 |
| Builder | Alco |
| Year | 1930 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 12.50 / 3.81 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 19.67 / 6 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.64 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 93,000 / 42,184 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 102,000 / 46,266 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 39 / 19.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 42 / 1067 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 1240 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 17" x 22" / 432x559 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 23,161 / 10505.67 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.02 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 107 / 9.94 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 14.70 / 1.37 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1321 / 122.77 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1321 / 122.77 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 228.56 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2646 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2646 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 19,260 |
| Power L1 | 4046 |
| Power MT | 383.65 |