San Antonio Southern 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Locomotives in the USA

Class C-51 - 30.4 (Locobase 7765)

Data from MP 8 - 1936 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. See also Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University, Vol 65, p. 245. Works number was 54311 in January 1920.

Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "," [] (accessed July 30, 2006) has the details on the SAS, which succeeded to the assets of the Artesian Belt Railway.

Given that many Baldwins with these dimensions and weights served plantation railways, it's a little surprising to see this oil-burning Consolidation sold for common-carrier freight service. Built for stock on order by the foreign sales department, it proved suitable for the SAS's requirements. The It was one of the few purchases by the SAS between its appearance in Atascosa County and its absorption by the New Orleans, Texas & Mexico in 1927.

It's a little more surprising to note that this small 2-8-0 had such a long career with the NOT&M. At some point, its tube count was lowered slightly to 234, which reduced its evaporative heating surface area to 1,728 sq ft (160.5 sq m) before being retired in 1948.