Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Vol 65, pp. 169. See also company ad in Lumber Trade Journal, Vol 66 (15 July 1914), p. 86. Works number was 53363 in June 1920.
Kentucky-Lumber (the hyphen is theirs) had its headquarters in Lexington. They advertised themselves as manufacturers of Delta Red and Sap Gum Tupelo, Kentucky White Oak, Poplar, Ash, Chestnut, and Southern Hardwoods. It operated band mills at Burnside and Williamsburg, Ky, La Follette, Tenn, Sulligant, Ala, and Ruleville, Miss.
This light logging Prairie was a standard Baldwin type that had been sold to many logging companies over the years. According to Gene Connelly's production compilation, the 6 was delivered to the band mill at Sulligant. Not too long after it arrived, however, K-L sold the engine to locomotive rebuilder/recycler Birmingham Rail & Locomotive, who found a buyer on 31 October 1923 in Foshee Lumber of Willow, Fla. Foshee would later sell the locomotive to Cummer Sons Cypress of Lacoochee, Fla near the Pasco-Hernando border.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 6 |
| Locobase ID | 14948 |
| Railroad | Kentucky-Lumber Company |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 2-6-2 |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 6 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Baldwin |
| Year | 1920 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 9.17 / 2.80 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 23.75 / 7.24 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.39 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 45.37 / 13.83 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 62,000 / 28,123 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 84,000 / 38,102 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 60,000 / 27,216 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 144,000 / 65,318 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 3000 / 11.36 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 7 / 6 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 34 / 17 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 44 / 1118 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 1240 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 15" x 20" / 381x508 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 15,648 / 7097.82 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.96 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 147 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 11.87 / 3.62 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 83 / 7.71 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 13.70 / 1.27 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 991 / 92.07 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 991 / 92.07 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 242.30 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2466 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2466 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 14,940 |
| Power L1 | 4538 |
| Power MT | 484.09 |