Oconto Company 2-6-2 "Prairie" Locomotives in the USA
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 6 (Locobase 14057)
Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Volume 45, p. 54. See also the Master List of Wisconsin Logging Roads archived at [
] . Works number was 40946 in December 1913.
Oconto County is located on the western shore of Green Bay in northeastern Wisconsin. One of the largest single landowners in the county, the Oconto Company was the parent of the Nahma & Northern in northern Michigan.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 6 |
| Locobase ID | 14057 |
| Railroad | Oconto Company |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 2-6-2 |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 6 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Baldwin |
| Year | 1913 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 9.33 / 2.84 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 25 / 7.62 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.37 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 47.50 / 14.48 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 81,000 / 36,741 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 103,000 / 46,720 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 60,000 / 27,216 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 163,000 / 73,936 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 3000 / 11.36 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 6 / 6 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 45 / 22.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 46 / 1168 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 1240 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 16" x 24" / 406x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 20,435 / 9269.17 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.96 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 177 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 13.58 / 4.14 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 78 / 7.25 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 15.90 / 1.48 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1329 / 123.47 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1329 / 123.47 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 237.75 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2862 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2862 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 14,040 |
| Power L1 | 4244 |
| Power MT | 346.53 |