Data from D&SL 1 - 1932 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange collection. See also "The Chesapeake Beach Railway", an Abandoned Rails entry last accessed 18 March 2019 at []; and George H Drury, Guide to North American Steam Locomotives--revised edition (Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Company, 2015), p. 166. Works numbers were 1951-1952 in May 1899.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
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Class | 3 |
Locobase ID | 16417 |
Railroad | Chesapeake Beach |
Country | USA |
Whyte | 4-4-0 |
Number in Class | 2 |
Road Numbers | 3-4 |
Gauge | Std |
Number Built | 2 |
Builder | Pittsburgh |
Year | 1899 |
Valve Gear | Stephenson |
Locomotive Length and Weight | |
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 9.08 / 2.77 |
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 23.33 / 7.11 |
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.39 |
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 47.33 / 14.43 |
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 70,000 / 31,752 |
Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 108,000 / 48,988 |
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 87,200 / 39,553 |
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 195,200 / 88,541 |
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 4000 / 15.15 |
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 7 / 6 |
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 58 / 29 |
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 60 / 1524 |
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 175 / 12.10 |
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 18" x 24" / 457x610 |
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 19,278 / 8744.36 |
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 3.63 |
Heating Ability | |
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 264 - 2" / 51 |
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 11 / 3.35 |
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 127 / 11.80 |
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 18.10 / 1.68 |
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1648 / 153.10 |
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1648 / 153.10 |
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 233.10 |
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 3168 |
Same as above plus superheater percentage | 3168 |
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 22,225 |
Power L1 | 5651 |
Power MT | 355.95 |