Newburgh, Dutchess & Connecticut 4-4-2 "Atlantic" Locomotives in the USA


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 10 / P-2 (Locobase 10769)

Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works, Record of Recent Construction ((1903), No. 31, p. 11 and DeGolyer, Volume 24, p. 42. Works number was 19461. See [link] for a history of the N, D & C.

Originally opened in 1866 as the Dutchess & Columbia, which soon connected Fishkill with the Connecticut Western. A variety of relationships with other railroads didn't keep the D & C from entering bankruptcy in 1874 and the N, D & C emerged in 1877.

Given the relatively light rail on which it ran, this Atlantic design is appropriately sized. It was perhaps the lightest 4-4-2 to run on North American standard gauge and was a repeat of the 1899 New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk pair described in Locobase 12355. In many ways, it resembled a long-wheelbase Eight-wheeler.

The New Haven acquired the N, D & C in 1904 and merged it with the Central New England Railway in 1907. The CNE designated this little Atlantic P-2 and numbered it 228. In 1913, it renumbered it 40. After a 25-year operating life, the 40 was withdrawn in July 1927 and scrapped.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media
Class10 / P-2
Locobase ID10769
RailroadNewburgh, Dutchess & Connecticut (CNE)
CountryUSA
Whyte4-4-2
Number in Class1
Road Numbers10
GaugeStd
Number Built1
BuilderBurnham, Williams & Co
Year1903
Valve GearStephenson
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)6 / 1.83
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)23 / 7.01
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase 0.26
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)50.25 / 15.32
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)61,185 / 27,753
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)120,305 / 54,569
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)71,995 / 32,656
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)192,300 / 87,225
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)3600 / 13.64
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)51 / 25.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)69 / 1753
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)180 / 1240
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)18" x 24" / 457x610
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)17,242 / 7820.85
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 3.55
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)244 - 2" / 51
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)14.62 / 4.46
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)134 / 12.45
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)24.80 / 2.30
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1982 / 184.20
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)1982 / 184.20
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume280.34
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation4464
Same as above plus superheater percentage4464
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area24,120
Power L17765
Power MT559.58

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