Data from Roy V Wright (Ed.) 1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice, Sixth Edition (New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company, 1922), p. 999. Works numbers were 58808-58809 in 1919.
Weirton, WVa was the home of this giant steel mill, which opened in 1909. National Steel Corporation acquired it in 1929.
When the mill looked ready to close in the early 1980s, WSC employees initiated an employee-takeover plan in 1983. Although having to resort to public stock offerings that reduced the employees' share in 1994 to 49%, the works remained open into the 21st century.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
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Class | 102 |
Locobase ID | 15005 |
Railroad | Weirton Steel Company |
Country | USA |
Whyte | 0-6-0 |
Number in Class | 2 |
Road Numbers | 102-103 |
Gauge | Std |
Number Built | 2 |
Builder | Alco-Schenectady |
Year | 1919 |
Valve Gear | Walschaert |
Locomotive Length and Weight | |
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 11.50 / 3.51 |
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 11.50 / 3.51 |
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 1 |
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 41.50 / 12.65 |
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 163,000 / 73,936 |
Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 163,000 / 73,936 |
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 98,000 / 44,452 |
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 261,000 / 118,388 |
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | |
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 91 / 45.50 |
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 50 / 1270 |
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 1240 |
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 22" x 26" / 559x660 |
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 38,507 / 17466.50 |
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.23 |
Heating Ability | |
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 158 / 14.68 |
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 28 / 2.60 |
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2042 / 189.71 |
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2042 / 189.71 |
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 178.50 |
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 5040 |
Same as above plus superheater percentage | 5040 |
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 28,440 |
Power L1 | 3713 |
Power MT | 150.66 |