Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Volume 43, p. 142+. Works number was 39425 in March 1913.
This freight Consolidation joined the G&W only two years before it was merged with Seaboard subsidiary Carolina, Atlantic & Western, which rolled into the Seaboard itself by the end of 1915. Sold to the Lightsey Brothers, the 121 was lettered in 1937 for the Hampton & Branchville. It served the H&B until placed in storage in 1955.Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Volume 29, p. 132. Works numbers were 28665, 28676 in July 1906.
This pair of Consolidations operated on the independent sugar-beet railroad until they were retired in the 1950s. 52 retired in April 1952 and scrapped while 51 lingered to be sold to Boulder Scientific in 1963. According to Wes Barris's Surviving Locomotives website, the 51 wound up operating on the Fillmore & Western Railway in Fillmore, Calif, from which it was bought by Jim Birmingham and moved back to Hudson, Colo.Data from http://www.brwrr.com/brwsp60.htm website.
The majestically named Great Western Railway of Colorado linked Eaton and Longmont (north of Denver) over 42 miles of track that chiefly saw sugar beet traffic. So a sturdy light Consolidation of typical American design would fill the bill just fine. One correspondent writes of seeing GW trains passing through the middle of his farm in Windsor and refers to 60 in particular. This particular engine later wound up on the Black River & Western Railroad of western New Jersey for excursion operations. NB: The direct heating surface (including the firebox heating surface) is an estimate calculated by subtracting the calculated tube heating surface from the reported total evaporative heating surface.Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Volume 30, p. 279. Works number was 31778 in September 1907.
Like the other locomotives procured for this private Colorado sugar-beet road, the 75 remained in service until the road was closed. In storage for years, the 75 was sold to the National Railroad Historical Society in December 1966. It was then stored at Rocky Mountain Arsenal.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | ||||
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Class | 121 | 51 | 60 | 75 |
Locobase ID | 15116 | 12988 | 4811 | 13169 |
Railroad | Georgetown & Western | Great Western | Great Western | Great Western |
Country | USA | USA | USA | USA |
Whyte | 2-8-0 | 2-8-0 | 2-8-0 | 2-8-0 |
Number in Class | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Road Numbers | 121 | 51-52 | 60 | 75 |
Gauge | Std | Std | Std | Std |
Number Built | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Builder | Burnham, Williams & Co | Burnham, Williams & Co | Alco-Schenectady | Burnham, Williams & Co |
Year | 1913 | 1906 | 1937 | 1907 |
Valve Gear | Stephenson | Stephenson | Walschaert | Stephenson |
Locomotive Length and Weight | ||||
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 14.17 / 4.32 | 14.17 / 4.32 | 14 / 4.27 | 14.33 / 4.37 |
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 21.17 / 6.45 | 21.83 / 6.65 | 22.33 / 6.81 | 22.42 / 6.83 |
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.64 |
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 50.92 / 15.52 | 57.20 / 17.43 | ||
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | ||||
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 130,000 / 58,967 | 119,000 / 53,978 | 141,500 / 64,183 | 150,000 / 68,039 |
Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 143,000 / 64,864 | 132,000 / 59,874 | 161,000 / 73,028 | 165,000 / 74,843 |
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 100,000 / 45,359 | 120,000 / 54,431 | 149,600 / 67,857 | 140,000 / 63,503 |
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 243,000 / 110,223 | 252,000 / 114,305 | 310,600 / 140,885 | 305,000 / 138,346 |
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 5000 / 18.94 | 7000 / 26.52 | 8000 / 30.30 | 7000 / 26.52 |
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 8 / 7 | 12 / 11 | ||
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 54 / 27 | 50 / 25 | 59 / 29.50 | 63 / 31.50 |
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | ||||
Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 52 / 1321 | 52 / 1321 | 51 / 1295 | 52 / 1321 |
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 12.40 | 190 / 13.10 | 200 / 13.80 | 200 / 13.80 |
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 20" x 26" / 508x660 | 20" x 26" / 508x660 | 19" x 26" / 483x660 | 20" x 26" / 508x660 |
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 30,600 / 13879.94 | 32,300 / 14651.05 | 31,287 / 14191.56 | 34,000 / 15422.16 |
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.25 | 3.68 | 4.52 | 4.41 |
Heating Ability | ||||
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 280 - 2" / 51 | 280 - 2" / 51 | 158 - 2" / 51 | 320 - 2" / 51 |
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | 28 - 5.375" / 137 | |||
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 13.46 / 4.10 | 13.46 / 4.10 | 12.50 / 3.81 | 13.37 / 4.08 |
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 138.80 / 12.89 | 138.80 / 12.90 | 154 / 14.31 | 188 / 17.47 |
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 31.30 / 2.91 | 31.30 / 2.91 | 30.10 / 2.80 | 33.26 / 3.09 |
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2114 / 196.40 | 2115 / 196.56 | 1674 / 155.58 | 2415 / 224.44 |
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 414 / 38.48 | |||
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2114 / 196.40 | 2115 / 196.56 | 2088 / 194.06 | 2415 / 224.44 |
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 223.70 | 223.81 | 196.25 | 255.56 |
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | ||||
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 5634 | 5947 | 6020 | 6652 |
Same as above plus superheater percentage | 5634 | 5947 | 7224 | 6652 |
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 24,984 | 26,372 | 36,960 | 37,600 |
Power L1 | 4635 | 4895 | 12,297 | 6154 |
Power MT | 314.41 | 362.74 | 766.37 | 361.79 |