Data from "Equipment and Supplies - Locomotive Building," Railway Age Gazette, Vol 48, #4 (28 January 1910), p 214. Works number was 47773 in April 1910.
The SLT&E was strictly a transfer road for coal cars in the Saint Louis area. Incorporated in 1899, the company owned 25 miles of line that consisted of an 18.91-mile main line from East St Louis, Ill to Troy and from Edwardsville to Formosa, Ill.
The railroad obtained this wide-firebox Consolidation when the Buffalo & Susquehanna went into receivership and had to cancel its order. Originally to be numbered B&S 178, the 6 later served the Illinois Terminal as their 27. It was scrapped in 1948.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 6 |
| Locobase ID | 12512 |
| Railroad | Saint Louis, Troy & Eastern |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 2-8-0 |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 6 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Alco-Brooks |
| Year | 1910 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 14.25 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 22.08 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.65 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 167,000 / 75,750 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 185,000 / 83,915 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 6000 / 22.73 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 12 / 11 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 70 / 35 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 51 / 1295 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 200 / 1380 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 21" x 28" / 533x711 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 41,160 / 18669.88 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.06 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 375 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 12.82 / 3.91 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 179 / 16.64 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 54.40 / 5.06 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2676 / 248.70 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 2676 / 248.70 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 238.50 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 10,880 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 10,880 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 35,800 |
| Power L1 | 5411 |
| Power MT | 285.73 |