Honolulu Plantation 0-6-2 Locomotives in the USA


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class Halawa (Locobase 12319)

Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Volume 22, p 28. See also "History of the Kauai Plantation Railway" on the Discover Kilohana website at [link], last accessed 19 May 2020. (Many thanks to Chris Hohl for his 18 March email pointing out the differences between the Halawa and the Manana and noting the existence of at least one more sister. ) Works numbers were 16438 in January 1899, 17687 in April 1900.

Wood-burning Halawa and Waimalu were two saddle-tanks bought by the American Sugar Corporation for operation on their Honolulu Sugar Plantation. The working environment offered some challenges. Halawa faced grades of between 2% and 3 1/2% and curve radii of between 16-26 degrees. Each of the cane cars had a tare weight of 2,800-3,000 lb and would carry between 3 1/2 and 5 tons.

A note in the Baldwin specs reported that the HSP felt the water tank was too small and that "Parmalee" suggested that the company adopt separate tenders. The equalizers between the main and rear drivers were badly worn. And the note included the nearly universal comment for logging and plantation locomotives: "Track is rough and springs should have one more plate."

Even with these deficiencies, the engines still brought a lot with them. According to the Discover Kilohana history, Baldwin 0-6-2STs in the Hawai'ian Islands were known as "'Bulldog Baldwins' for their squat, compact appearance and renowned pulling ability. At one point there were more than 20 of these engines in service on Kauai at the same time."

They were joined by near sister Manana in 1916 which used oil fuel; see Locobase 16510.

All of the engines received four-wheel tenders, but retained their saddle tanks. (Does this make them 0-6-2(ST)?.) A 1921 extra order from Baldwin delivered a new boiler for Waimalue; Halawa's came as a result of a 1924 extra order.

The two were transferred to the Kahuku Plantation and renumbered 9 and 8. In 1947, HSC sold both engines to Hawaiian Philippine Sugar in Silay City, Island of Negros, Philippines

After four more decades of work, the two were idled in 1998.

Their fates still linked, the two locomotives were to be purchased for restoration by the Kauai Plantation Railway. By 2015, funding had still to be identified and a crowd-funding site had been set up. A 2020 update could not find any further information on this effort.


Class Manana (Locobase 16510)

Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Volume 54, pp. 414-415. Works number was 43246 in April 1916.

The American Sugar Corporation bought two wood-burning saddle-tanks in 1899 (Locobase 12319) for operation on their Honolulu Sugar Plantation. They proved successful and prompted another order in 1916, this time with the Baldwin standard oil-burning arrangement installed in a firebox lined with firebrick.

The working environment offered some challenges. Halawa faced grades of between 2% and 3 1/2% and curve radii of between 16-26 degrees. Each of the cane cars had a tare weight of 2,800-3,000 lb and would carry between 3 1/2 and 5 tons.

A note in the Baldwin specs reported that the HSP felt the water tank was too small and that "Parmalee" suggested that the company adopt separate tenders. The equalizers between the main and rear drivers were badly worn. And the note included the nearly universal comment for logging and plantation locomotives: "Track is rough and springs should have one more plate."

Even with these deficiencies, the engines still brought a lot with them. According to the Discover Kilohana history, Baldwin 0-6-2STs in the Hawai'ian Islands were known as "'Bulldog Baldwins' for their squat, compact appearance and renowned pulling ability. At one point there were more than 20 of these engines in service on Kauai at the same time."

They were joined by near sister Manana in 1916 which used oil fuel. Its bunker carried 600 US gallons (2,271 litres) of water and 350 gallons (1,325 litres) of oil. All three were members of a relatively large group of Baldwin plantation tanks built to the same design.

All of the engines received four-wheel tenders, but retained their saddle tanks. (Does this make them 0-6-2(ST)?.) A 1921 extra order from Baldwin delivered a new boiler for Waimalue; Halawa's came as a result of a 1924 extra order.

The two were transferred to the Kahuku Plantation and renumbered 9 and 8. In 1947, HSC sold both engines to Hawaiian Philippine Sugar in Silay City, Island of Negros, Philippines

After four more decades of work, the two were idled in 1998.

Their fates still linked, the two locomotives were to be purchased for restoration by the Kauai Plantation Railway. By 2015, funding had still to be identified and a crowd-funding site had been set up.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
ClassHalawaManana
Locobase ID12319 16510
RailroadHonolulu PlantationHonolulu Plantation
CountryUSAUSA
Whyte0-6-2ST0-6-2ST
Number in Class21
Road Numbers1-25
Gauge3'3'
Number Built21
BuilderBurnham, Williams & CoBaldwin
Year18991916
Valve GearStephensonStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)7 / 2.137 / 2.13
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)13 / 3.9613 / 3.96
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.54 0.54
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)13 / 3.9613 / 3.96
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)36,000 / 16,32939,000 / 17,690
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)42,000 / 19,05145,000 / 20,412
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)500 / 1.89600 / 2.27
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)350 / 1325
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)20 / 1022 / 11
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)33 / 83833 / 838
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)160 / 1100160 / 1100
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)11" x 16" / 279x40611" x 16" / 279x406
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)7979 / 3619.227979 / 3619.22
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.51 4.89
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)66 - 1.75" / 4466 - 1.75" / 44
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)10 / 3.0510 / 3.05
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)35.70 / 3.3235.70 / 3.32
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) 7.38 / 0.69 7.38 / 0.69
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)336 / 31.22336 / 31.22
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)336 / 31.22336 / 31.22
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume190.91190.91
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation11811181
Same as above plus superheater percentage11811181
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area57125712
Power L125732573
Power MT472.71436.35

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