Gulf, Sabine & Red River 4-6-0 "Ten-Wheeler" Locomotives in the USA
Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class 9 (Locobase 13498)
Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Volume 33, p.1. See also W T Block, "Part E [of Orange County Sawmills and Their History]: The Lutcher and Moore Lumber Company" archived at [
] and Block, "The Sanders-Trotti Tram Company and the Gulf, Sabine and Red River Railroad," at [], both last accessed 24 November 2011. Works number was 33424 in May 1909.
Lutcher and Moore Lumber Company was one of the biggest in southeastern Texas when it bought this Ten-wheeler from Baldwin's stock (i.e., locomotives built on "spec"). It was a standard logging 4-6-0 that had sisters operating on roads all over the country.
After its construction in 1893, the GS & RR grew into the largest tram road in the Southwest. (A tram road was dedicated to logging and did not need to meet common-carrier standards.) By 1905, says Block in his history, "...the equipment of the Gulf, Sabine and Red River Railroad included 100 miles of main tracks and laterals, ten locomotives, and 151 log cars, making it certainly one of the biggest logging trams in the nation."
Block says that the GS & RR lands held enough to continue logging "at full pace" until 1920, after which the decline happened quickly.
| Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Middle Run Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 9 |
| Locobase ID | 13498 |
| Railroad | Gulf, Sabine & Red River |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 4-6-0 |
| Number in Class | 1 |
| Road Numbers | 9 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 1 |
| Builder | Burnham, Williams & Co |
| Year | 1909 |
| Valve Gear | Stephenson |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 12.83 / 3.91 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 22.98 / 7 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase | 0.56 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 72,000 / 32,659 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 95,000 / 43,091 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 57,000 / 25,855 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 152,000 / 68,946 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 3000 / 11.36 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT) | |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 40 / 20 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 56 / 1422 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 1240 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 16" x 24" / 406x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 16,786 / 7614.01 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.29 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm) | 178 - 2" / 51 |
| Flues (number - dia) (in / mm) | |
| Flue/Tube length (ft / m) | 12.23 / 3.73 |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 90 / 8.36 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 15.50 / 1.44 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1222 / 113.53 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1222 / 113.53 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 218.60 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 2790 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 2790 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 16,200 |
| Power L1 | 5025 |
| Power MT | 461.59 |