Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 0-6-2 Locomotives in the USA
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class I (Locobase 5452)
Data from a locomotive diagram published on Vernon Beck's website -- [
] (accessed 22 March 2003). See also "Class I Locomotive - Chicago, Burlington & Quincy", Railroad Gazette, Volume 21 (11 November 1889), p. 718 and (13 December 1889), pp. 816-817; and E E R Tratman, "Tank Locomotives", Official Proceedings of the Western Railway Club (Chicago: W F Hall Printing Company, 1905), pp. 350. Rupert Gamlen's roster (accessed 29 March 2003) tells us that five of these were built from 1889-1893.
Corbin & Kerka (1960) tell us that these Belpaire-boilered oddities were designed to operate in either direction. The three drivers on each side were separately equalized and neither was interconnected with the swing-bolster trailing truck. The 0-6-2T arrangment was adopted to achieve higher adhesion weights on relatively short runs.
The class hauled suburban trains to Riverside (11.1 miles), Downer's Grover (22.2 miles) and even some as far as Aurora (37.5 miles from Chicago). Riverside trains made 16 stops, Downer's Grove runs had 19 stops with 2-6 cars. The first of the two 1889 reports said that the engines were performing a regular service of 98 miles (158 km) and 107 stops per day with 3-4 cars on a creditable two tons of coal (40.8 lb/mile or 11.5 kg/km).
All had been retired by 1911.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | I |
| Locobase ID | 5452 |
| Railroad | Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q) |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 0-6-2T |
| Number in Class | 5 |
| Road Numbers | 500-504 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 5 |
| Builder | CB&Q |
| Year | 1889 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 14.33 / 4.37 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 22.42 / 6.83 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.64 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 32,000 / 14,515 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 94,000 / 42,638 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 113,000 / 51,256 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 1650 / 6.25 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 2.50 / 2 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 52 / 26 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 57 / 1448 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 160 / 1100 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 17" x 22" / 432x559 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 15,170 / 6881.00 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 6.20 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 194 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 11 / 3.35 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 84 / 7.80 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 21 / 1.95 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1210 / 112.41 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1210 / 112.41 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 209.34 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 3360 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 3360 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 13,440 |
| Power L1 | 4287 |
| Power MT | 301.63 |