Copper Range 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Locomotives in the USA
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class C-3S (Locobase 4842)
Data from [
], accessed 22 July 2007, is the source for the dates of construction -- 58278-58279 in December 1917 -- and their fates - both sold for scrap in March 1947. (Many thanks to Nicholas Turinetti for his 20 May 2014 querying the driver diameter and persuading me to revise the number.)
The CRRR ran in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and these were the "Big Boys" of the railroad, according to Kevin E. Musser of the Copper Range website. These ran for 30 years after which they were sold for scrap.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | C-3S |
| Locobase ID | 4842 |
| Railroad | Copper Range |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 |
| Number in Class | 2 |
| Road Numbers | 100-101 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 2 |
| Builder | Alco-Pittsburgh |
| Year | 1917 |
| Valve Gear | Southern |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 174,500 / 79,152 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 200,000 / 90,719 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 136,000 / 61,689 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 336,000 / 152,408 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 6000 / 22.73 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 14 / 13 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 73 / 36.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 50 / 1524 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 185 / 1280 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 22" x 28" / 559x711 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 42,621 / 19332.58 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.09 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 56.17 / 5.22 |
| 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 | 10,391 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 10,391 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |
Photos
- Class C-2 #29 (North Freedom, WI photo courtesy Lucas Brown)
