Kanawha & Ohio 2-6-0 "Mogul" Locomotives in the USA


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 90/290 (Locobase 15976)

Data from AT&SF 9 -1920 locomotive diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. See also DeGolyer, Volume 13, p. 125. Works numbers were 8219, 8221-8223 in October 1886, 8225-8226 in November.

Locobase 8900 shows the ten locomotives of a sixteen-engine order that were delivered as planned to the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe. The other six were sold before delivery to the K&O. In April 1890, the Kanawha & Ohio's 132 miles was reorganized as the Kanawha & Michigan and this Mogul sextet was renumbered 290-295.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class90/290
Locobase ID15976
RailroadKanawha & Ohio
CountryUSA
Whyte2-6-0
Number in Class11
Road Numbers90-95/290-295
GaugeStd
Number Built11
BuilderBurnham, Parry, Williams & Co
Year1886
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)15 / 4.57
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)22.69 / 6.92
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.66
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)46 / 14.02
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)74,000 / 33,566
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)90,000 / 40,823
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)65,800 / 29,846
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)155,800 / 70,669
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)3600 / 13.64
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)1847 / 6991
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)41 / 20.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)57 / 1448
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)145 / 1000
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)18" x 24" / 457x610
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)16,814 / 7626.71
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.40
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)203 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)11.25 / 3.43
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)113.20 / 10.52
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)17 / 1.58
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1325 / 123.14
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1325 / 123.14
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume187.41
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation2465
Same as above plus superheater percentage2465
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area16,414
Power L13684
Power MT329.26

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