Maine Central class H 4-4-0
Maine Central class H | |
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Type and origin | |
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Power type | Steam |
Builder | ALCO |
Build date | 1905–1909 |
Total produced | 13 |
Specifications | |
Configuration | 4-4-0 |
UIC classification | 2'B |
Gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Leading wheel diameter | 30 in (762 mm) |
Driver diameter | 62 in (1,575 mm) |
Wheelbase | 23 ft 5 in (7.14 m) |
Length | 56 ft 3 in (17.15 m) including tender |
Height | 14 ft (4.27 m) |
Locomotive weight | 127,000 lb (57.6 tonnes) |
Locomotive and tender combined weight | 229,000 lb (103.9 tonnes) |
Fuel type | Coal |
Fuel capacity | 9 t |
Water capacity | 5,000 US gal (19 m3) |
Cylinders | Two |
Cylinder size | 18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm) |
Performance figures | |
Tractive effort | 19,200 lbf (85.4 kN) |
Maine Central Railroad Class H locomotives were intended for branch line passenger service. They were of 4-4-0 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or "2'B" in UIC classification. They were the last American eight-wheeler type locomotives built for the Maine Central. Class H locomotives were numbered from 140 to 152 as delivered. American Locomotive Company's (ALCO) Manchester plant assembled builders numbers 38704 through 38708 in 1905 and 41216 through 41220 in 1907. Builders numbers 46034, 46035 and 46397 were completed at ALCO's Schenectady, New York plant in 1909.[1]
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