Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Volume 66, p. 70. Works numbers were 53281and 53317 in June 1920.
The Truxillo was originally projected as an independently owned railway that would ascend the Yoro River and eventually reach Tegucigalpa. At the time, exports through the port of Truxillo consisted of hides, coconuts, and sarsaparilla. The railway was headed to Juticalpa, with a branch line connecting Tegucigalpa, the nation's capital, with the TR.
In September 1913, JB Camors & Company arranged for the Truxillo's takeover by United Fruit Company. According to the 14 September 1913 New York Times, the project was expected to take two years and allow United Fruit to exploit rich banana-growing lands in western Honduras.
By the time the TR bought these oil-burning Consolidations, it served thousands of acres of banana plantations.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
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Class | 8 |
Locobase ID | 15062 |
Railroad | Truxillo |
Country | Honduras |
Whyte | 2-8-0 |
Number in Class | 1 |
Road Numbers | 8-9 |
Gauge | 3'6" |
Number Built | 1 |
Builder | Baldwin |
Year | 1923 |
Valve Gear | Walschaert |
Locomotive Length and Weight | |
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 11.50 / 3.51 |
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 18.33 / 5.59 |
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.63 |
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 46.50 / 14.17 |
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 90,500 / 41,050 |
Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 98,000 / 44,452 |
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 84,000 / 38,102 |
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 182,000 / 82,554 |
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 4000 / 15.15 |
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 1800 / 6813 |
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 38 / 19 |
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 42 / 1067 |
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 190 / 1310 |
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 17" x 20" / 432x508 |
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 22,225 / 10081.10 |
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.07 |
Heating Ability | |
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 180 - 2" / 51 |
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 15.50 / 4.72 |
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 70 / 6.51 |
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 19.60 / 1.82 |
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1523 / 141.54 |
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1523 / 141.54 |
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 289.87 |
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 3724 |
Same as above plus superheater percentage | 3724 |
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 13,300 |
Power L1 | 4741 |
Power MT | 461.97 |