Data from JC Whitredge (Ed) and D L Barnes (posth), Modern Locomotives (New York: The Railroad Gazette, 1901), pp. 209-210; and "Double-Ender Freight Transfer Locomotive, Calumet Terminal Railway", Railroad Gazette, Volume 25 (23 June 1893), pp. 458-459. Works numbers were 2252-2255 in March 1893.
Supplementing firebox heating surface area were three No. 6 water tubes 3 1/2" (89 mm) diameter water tubes. (Neither source reported heating surface areas.)
Like the other 2-8-2s produced in the early 1890s, this quartet had few of the features that would make the Mikado one of the most widely produced freight locomotives in the 20th Century. Instead, the 101 and her sisters had narrow fireboxes, small boilers and cylinders, and small drivers, which accords with their description as "double-ender freight transfer" locomotives.
Yet the trailing truck, while located behind the firebox, pivoted from a point under the firebox and was clearly meant to spread out weight and increase the locomotive's minimum possible curve radius. The front three driving axles were equalized with the front truck while the rear driving axle worked with the rear truck.
The RG supplied a list of "special devices" fitted to the locomotives. Locobase reproduces it as an example of the secondary tier of companies that support the major locomotive builders:
"Neroth" ashpan
Westinghous, American schedule "XIV" brakes
National hollow brakebeams on tender
Gollimer air-operated bell ringer
Crosby chime whistle
One No. 8 and one No. 8 Monitor injector
No 9 Nathan lubricator
Pedric & Ayer oilcups on guides, etc.
United States metallic packing, old style, on piston rods and valve stems
Player patent reverse lever and quadrant
Two 3-in Consolidated encased pop valves
Barnes smoke consumer
Bell spark arrester
Richardson balance valves
They remained with the C&CT and its successors (Chicago Terminal Transfer-1897 and Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal -1907) until they were retired and scrapped in 1917 (396) and 1919 (3). (103-104 were leased by the Wisconsin & Michigan from 1910-1912.)
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | E-4/Q |
| Locobase ID | 15909 |
| Railroad | Chicago & Calumet Terminal |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 2-8-2 |
| Number in Class | 4 |
| Road Numbers | 101-104/394-397 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 4 |
| Builder | Brooks |
| Year | 1893 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 15 / 4.57 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 30.50 / 9.30 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.49 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 120,000 / 54,431 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 150,000 / 68,039 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 70,000 / 31,752 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 220,000 / 99,791 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 4000 / 15.15 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 50 / 25 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 51 / 1295 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 1240 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 19" x 26" / 483x660 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 28,158 / 12772.27 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.26 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 250 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 13.83 / 4.22 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 25.70 / 2.39 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 4626 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 4626 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | |
| Power L1 | |
| Power MT | |