Visalia & Tulare 2-4-2 "Columbian" Locomotives in the USA
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 2 (Locobase 11607)
Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines, 1888, as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Vol 15, p. 56
Works numbers were 9938 in April 1889. Information about the V & T available in "CHAPTER XV: THE RAILROAD DREAM", Eugene L Menefree & Fred A Dodge, History of Tulare and Kings Counties, California - History (Los Angeles, Calfi: Historic Record Company, 1913) archived at [
] . Menefree and Dodge reported that the V & T was built in 1888 with local capital, some of which went to buy the small tank locomotive in this entry. By 1897, the road's chronic unprofitablility and competition from the recently arrived Santa Fe led to its closing.
The #2 was sold off to the Tacoma Eastern Railroad in August 1900.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 2 |
| Locobase ID | 11607 |
| Railroad | Visalia & Tulare |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 2-4-2T |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 2 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co |
| Year | 1889 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 5.50 / 1.68 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 17.25 / 5.26 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.32 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 17.25 / 5.26 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 15,910 / 7217 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 28,800 / 13,063 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 41,880 / 18,996 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 41,880 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 500 / 1.89 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 24 / 12 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 30 / 762 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 130 / 900 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 11" x 16" / 279x406 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 7131 / 3234.57 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.04 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 90 - 1.5" / 38 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 8.33 / 2.54 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 8.50 / 0.79 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1105 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1105 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |