Data from table in January 1917 issue of RME and Railway Age, 13 May 1921; see also DeGolyer, Volume 53, pp.408+. (Thanks to Chris Hohl for his 5 April 2015 email reporting the tender's fuel and water capacities and the retrofit of a tender booster on 33.) Works number 43108 in March 1916.
In addition to the three Consolidations that went straight to the Lake Superior & Ishpeming (Locobase 3295), Baldwin supplied another railroad on Michigan's Upper Peninsula with an identical locomotive. It was ordered at the same time for the MM&SE. After only eight years with those initials on its tender, the 44 joined its sisters on the LS&I following a merger and was renumbered 33. Boiler pressure later increased to 200 psi and the railroad fitted a tender booster.
Like the other three engines, the 33 wound up on the Marquette & Huron Mountain but was soon sold to the Salt Creek and eventually made its way to Nelsonville, Ohio, for service on yet another tourist road, the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway.
Data from "Equipment and Supplies - Locomotive Building", Railroad Age Gazette, Volume XLVII [47], No. 12 (17 September 1909), p. 523. See also Aurele A Durocher, "The Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad Company", Railroad & Locomotive Historical Society Bulletin No. 98 (April 1958), pp. 13-14. (Thanks to Jonathan VanAken for his 3 February 2021 email supplying a detailed table of the SC-4 class as well as for the LS&I's diagram for the rebuilt and superheated SC-4.) Works numbers were 46944-46946 in January 1910.
Locobase 16526 describes the other SC-4 locomotives delivered to the Lake Superior & Ishpeming at the same time. Durocher's extensive comments noted that each locomotive's "as delivered" price was $14,335. See that entry for his critque of the design.
Beginning in 1929, all seven engines were substanially rebuilt at the LS&I's New Presque Isle's shos in 1928-1931 and 1934. Weight increased to 189,360 lb (85,892 kg); see Locobase 16527.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | ||
|---|---|---|
| Class | 44/SC-1 | SC-4 |
| Locobase ID | 14352 | 16528 |
| Railroad | Munising, Marquette & Southeastern | Munising, Marquette & Southeastern |
| Country | USA | USA |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 | 2-8-0 |
| Number in Class | 1 | 3 |
| Road Numbers | 44/33 | 38-40/22, 21, 24 |
| Gauge | Std | Std |
| Number Built | 1 | 3 |
| Builder | Baldwin | Alco-Pittsburgh |
| Year | 1916 | 1910 |
| Valve Gear | Baker | Baker |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | ||
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 16 / 4.88 | 16 / 4.88 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 26 / 7.92 | 26 / 7.92 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.62 | 0.62 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 60.96 / 18.58 | 60.96 / 18.58 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | ||
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 238,000 / 107,955 | 152,000 / 68,946 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 268,000 / 121,563 | 174,000 / 78,925 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 167,000 / 75,750 | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 435,000 / 197,313 | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 8500 | 6000 / 22.73 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 13 | 12 / 11 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 99 / 49.50 | 63 / 31.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | ||
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 57 / 1448 | 56 / 1422 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 185 / 1280 | 200 / 1380 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 26" x 30" / 660x762 | 20" x 28" / 508x711 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 55,948 / 25377.62 | 34,000 / 15422.16 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.25 | 4.47 |
| Heating Ability | ||
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 300 - 2" / 51 | 270 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | 45 - 5.375" / 137 | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 15.50 / 4.72 | 14.50 / 4.42 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 245 / 22.77 | 155 / 14.40 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 58.70 / 5.46 | 37 / 3.44 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 3643 / 338.57 | 2193 / 203.73 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 844 / 78.44 | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 4487 / 417.01 | 2193 / 203.73 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 197.56 | 215.42 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | ||
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 10,860 | 7400 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 12,923 | 7400 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 53,937 | 31,000 |
| Power L1 | 11,879 | 5442 |
| Power MT | 440.15 | 315.72 |