Data from a May 1, 1858 table prepared by CG Hammond, General Superintendent of the CB&Q shown in Corbin & Kerka (1960), pp 254-255. Works number was 93.
The boiler pressure is estimated. The grate area, firebox heating surface, and total heating surface are calculated. See Locobase 5552 for full explanation. While the dimensions are not derived from actual measurement, they agree with those of similar American locomotives of the era.
Wood-burning, outside-connected engine from the very early days. The "single's" boiler was 14' 7" long.
The Michigan Central renamed this engine Pigeon, and sold it to the Chicago & Aurora in the mid-1850s. In 1855, the C & A was part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; it was at that point that engine was renamed Pigeon. By 1858 Pigeon was described as "laid up" and needing rebuilding. Apparently that occurred, for the locomotive was renamed Rambler in 1862.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | Ann Arbor |
| Locobase ID | 5574 |
| Railroad | Central Michigan |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 4-2-0 |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Matthias Baldwin |
| Year | 1837 |
| Valve Gear | |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 28,000 / 12,701 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 60 / 1524 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 100 / 690 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 13" x 16" / 330x406 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 3831 / 1737.71 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 118 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 10 / 3.05 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 43.33 / 4.03 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 10.83 / 1.01 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 843 / 78.35 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 843 / 78.35 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 342.68 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 1083 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 1083 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 4333 |
| Power L1 | 4308 |
| Power MT | |