Data from FEC 1926 locomotive diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. Works numbers were 4559-4563 in October 1897, 4920-4921 in December 1898, 5367-5368 in December 1899, and 5696-5700 in December 1900.
This was the first of two batches of Ten-wheelers that were distinguished primarily by builder, weight, and boiler pressure; see Locobase 6676 for the Baldwin-built variant. If the firebox shown in the 1926 diagram book was the one delivered in the late 1800s, they were wider and shallower than the traditional deep and narrow fireboxes produced by Baldwin..
Their careers on the FEC lasted only into the mid-1920s, although some lasted long enough to be sold into industrial service in the 1930s. Those latter engines were the first to be sold off. Three went to Kershaw Construction (31, 33-34) and another to Osceola Cypress (39). 30, 36, and 37 were scrapped early and the other five were sold to scrap dealers (four to Walker-Wallingford, one to Florida Iron Metal).
Data from FEC 1926 locomotive diagram book supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. See also DeGolyer, Volume 24, p. 167. Works numbers were 20032-20036 in February 1902.
These were the only Baldwins bought new by the FEC. Their Ten-wheeler design followed that of the twelve Schenectady locomotives shown in Locobase 6675. But their narrower, deeper fireboxes yielded considerably less grate and firebox heating surface area.
Three of the class were retired in 1925 (40, 42 in February and 44 in April) and 1930 (both in September). The 1925 engines went on to second careers for Drake Lumber Company, Sutton Brothers, and Donohoo Construction Company, respectively. The 1930 pair went straight to Walter-Wallingord Company for scrap.
Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | ||
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Class | 28 | 40 |
Locobase ID | 6675 | 6676 |
Railroad | Florida East Coast | Florida East Coast |
Country | USA | USA |
Whyte | 4-6-0 | 4-6-0 |
Number in Class | 12 | 5 |
Road Numbers | 28-39 | 40-44 |
Gauge | Std | Std |
Number Built | 12 | 5 |
Builder | Schenectady | Burnham, Williams & Co |
Year | 1897 | 1902 |
Valve Gear | Stephenson | Stephenson |
Locomotive Length and Weight | ||
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 14 / 4.27 | 14 / 4.27 |
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 24.17 / 7.37 | 24.17 / 7.37 |
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.58 | 0.58 |
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | ||
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | ||
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 95,000 / 43,091 | 104,100 / 47,219 |
Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 125,000 / 56,699 | 134,100 / 60,827 |
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 104,950 / 47,605 | 104,950 / 47,605 |
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 229,950 / 104,304 | 239,050 / 108,432 |
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 5000 / 18.94 | 5000 / 18.94 |
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | 2400 / 9084 | 2400 / 9084 |
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 53 / 26.50 | 58 / 29 |
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | ||
Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 63 / 1600 | 63 / 1600 |
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 1240 | 200 / 1380 |
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 18" x 24" / 457x610 | 18" x 24" / 457x610 |
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 18,885 / 8566.10 | 20,983 / 9517.74 |
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 5.03 | 4.96 |
Heating Ability | ||
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 237 - 2" / 51 | 243 - 2" / 51 |
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | ||
Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 12.67 / 3.86 | 12.67 / 3.86 |
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 155.50 / 14.45 | 137.10 / 12.74 |
Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 28.98 / 2.69 | 16.90 / 1.57 |
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1760 / 163.57 | 1738 / 161.52 |
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | ||
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1760 / 163.57 | 1738 / 161.52 |
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 248.94 | 245.83 |
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | ||
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 5216 | 3380 |
Same as above plus superheater percentage | 5216 | 3380 |
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 27,990 | 27,420 |
Power L1 | 6783 | 7199 |
Power MT | 472.23 | 457.38 |