Class MK - Mikado Locomotive
-Specifications-
Purchased From Northern Pacific RY. Co., Second Hand
Equipment - N.P. Loco. No. 1676, Class W-1 |
Placed in Service |
Anchorage, May 26, 1942 |
Estimated Life |
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Builder |
Am. Loco. Co. - Schenectady Wks. 1910 |
Type |
Mikado 2-8-2 |
Cylinders |
25" x 30" |
Dia. of Drivers |
63" |
Wt. on Drivers (Simplex Stoker) |
208,900 LBS. |
Total Wt. of Engine (Simplex Stoker) |
269,600 LBS. |
Wt. of Tender (Simplex Stoker) |
191,800 LBS. |
No Booster |
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Tractive Power of Engine |
50,600 LBS. |
Factor of Adhesion |
4.13 |
Hauling Capacity |
Tons on Level Track |
Valve Gear |
Walschaert |
Driving Wheel Base |
16'-6" |
Total Engine Wheel Base |
65'-11 1/4" (Eng. & Tender) |
Maximum Height |
15'-10 1/2" |
Maximum Width |
10'-5" Over Front Bumper |
Air Pump |
1-8 1/2" Cross Compound L.S. Only |
8 Wheel Tender, U-Shaped Straight Top Tank |
Under-frame |
Steel |
Couplers |
A.R.A Automatic |
Train Length (Eng. & Tender) |
77'-0 1/2" |
Fuel |
Bituminous Coal |
Engine is equipped with Automatic & Straight Air
Brakes, "Schedules 6ET, WN2 And 1412", Steel Cab, Steel
Bumpers, Bar Frame, Steel Engine Truck Wheels, Steel Tired Trailing
Truck Wheels, ALCO Type "K" Power Reverse Gear, Electric
Headlight, Pyle-National "K2" Turbo-Generator, Standard
Type "MB" Stoker, Pilot Snow Plow. |
Boiler: |
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Working Pressure |
200 LBS. |
Total Heating Surface |
3314 Sq. Ft. |
Heating surf., Tubes, Flues, Fire
Box |
2849 Sq. Ft. |
Superheating Surf. |
465 Sq. Ft. |
Length |
36'-6 3/4" |
Diameter |
75 3/4" |
Dia. of Tubes |
2" and 5 1/2". Number 230-2" and 27-5 1/2".
Length=16'-6" |
Boiler is Equipped with 20-MC32 American Security
Fire Brick Arch, Franklin "Butterfly" Type Fire Door,
Edna Water Gages, Nathan Type "11-A" Injectors, Schmidt
Type "A" Superheater, Nozzle (Single) 5 3/4", Cyclone
Spark Arrester |
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