Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Volume 43, p. 312. Works number was 38920 in December 1912.
Although the Q & TL went out of business as a common carrier in 1927, they carried on quite a bit longer as a lumber company. The 6 survived to the end of steam and was sufficiently well-preserved to be purchased in June 1975 by the New Jersey Museum of Transportation in Farmingdale.
After remaining untouched for 34 years, the 6 was returned to the Quincy Mine in Michigan in 2009.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 6 |
| Locobase ID | 13958 |
| Railroad | Quincy & Torch Lake |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 6 |
| Gauge | 3' |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Baldwin |
| Year | 1913 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 11 / 3.35 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 18.33 / 5.59 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.60 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 44.37 / 13.52 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 102,000 / 46,266 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 113,500 / 51,483 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 60,000 / 27,216 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 173,500 / 78,699 |
| 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) | 43 / 21.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 38 / 965 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 1240 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 18" x 20" / 457x508 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 26,091 / 11834.69 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.91 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 202 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 15.58 / 4.75 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 81.60 / 7.58 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 18.80 / 1.75 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1721 / 159.88 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1721 / 159.88 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 292.19 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 3384 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 3384 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 14,688 |
| Power L1 | 4121 |
| Power MT | 356.28 |