Data from B&LE 1 - 1944 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange.
The B & LE didn't have much use strictly passenger engines, so their stud of such locomotives was relatively small. That holding included this sextet of Pittsburgh engines that were delivered with saturated boilers and slide valves in 1905, 108, and 1909. Later updates included replacing the slide valves with 8" (203 mm) piston valves in universal chests as well as a modest superheater installation. The two E-5Ds were slightly lighter than the earlier engines, but otherwise identical.
16 & 19 were later sold to the Union Railroad and the whole class was gone from the B & LE by 1944.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | E-5B/E-5C/E-5D |
| Locobase ID | 9033 |
| Railroad | Bessemer & Lake Erie |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 4-4-0 |
| Number in Class | 6 |
| Road Numbers | 16-19, 10-11 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 6 |
| Builder | Alco-Pittsburgh |
| Year | |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 8.50 / 2.59 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 23.33 / 7.11 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.36 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 53.08 / 16.18 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | 53,900 / 24,449 |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 104,700 / 47,491 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 150,300 / 68,175 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 127,500 / 57,833 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 277,800 / 126,008 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 6500 / 24.62 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 13 / 12 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 87 / 43.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 68 / 1727 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 190 / 1310 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 20" x 26" / 508x660 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 24,700 / 11203.74 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.24 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 160 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | 24 - 5.375" / 137 |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 11.17 / 3.40 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 176 / 16.36 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 30 / 2.79 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1543 / 143.40 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 292 / 27.14 |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1835 / 170.54 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 163.28 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 5700 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 6612 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 38,790 |
| Power L1 | 11,510 |
| Power MT | 484.72 |