Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Vol 71, pp. 305+. Works number was 57399 in October 1923.
This small Mogul switcher was originally ordered by the Charcoal Iron Company of America as their #15. It appears that two buyers wanted to switch places (see Locobase 15297), so Baldwin relettered this engine for a timber harvester in Nadawah, Ala as a logging engine. It had the unusual combination (for US engines, anyway) of superheat, 8"(203 mm) piston valves, and inside link motion.
In 1921, the NLC moved its headquarters to Birmingham while still handling the products of its own mill in Nadawah as well as the output of the Kyser and Usrey Lumber companies.
Schuster Springs Lumber took over the operation of the 5 in May 1928. It was succeeded by WT Smith Lumber of Fountain, Ala. In January 1937, locomotive rebuilder/reseller Birmingham Rail & Locomotive bought the 5 and sold it in September 1939 to Central Engineering Company of Pinopolis Junction, SC, where it supported the construction of the Pinopolis Dam and Lake Moultrie. By July 1942, the engine worked for the Dewey Portland Cement Company of Dewey, Okla.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 5 |
| Locobase ID | 15227 |
| Railroad | Nadawah Lumber Company |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 2-6-0 |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 5 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Baldwin |
| Year | 1923 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 12 / 3.66 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 19.75 / 6.02 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.61 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 47.54 / 14.49 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 99,000 / 44,906 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 115,000 / 52,163 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 105,500 / 47,854 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 220,500 / 100,017 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 5000 / 18.94 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 8 / 7 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 55 / 27.50 |
| 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) | 18" x 24" / 457x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 23,795 / 10793.24 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.16 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 110 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | 18 - 5.375" / 137 |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 11 / 3.35 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 109 / 10.13 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 20.70 / 1.92 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 994 / 92.34 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 192 / 17.84 |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1186 / 110.18 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 140.59 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 3726 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 4322 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 22,759 |
| Power L1 | 6931 |
| Power MT | 463.04 |