PRR J1

Pennsylvania Railroad J1

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	PRR Altoona Works
Build date	1942–1943
Total produced	125

Specifications
Configuration	2–10–4
UIC class	1′E2′ h
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter	69 in (1.753 m)
Length	117 ft 8 in (35.86 m)
Adhesive weight	377,800 lb (171.4 t)
Loco weight	579,975 lb (263.1 t)
Tender weight	377,380 lb (171.2 t)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	60,000 lb (27.2 t)
Water cap	21,000 US gal (79,000 l; 17,000 imp gal)
Firebox: • Firegrate area	122 sq ft (11.3 m²)
Boiler pressure	270 psi (1.86 MPa)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	29 in × 34 in (737 mm × 864 mm)

Performance figures
Tractive effort	95,100 lbf (423.0 kN)

Career
Numbers	6150–6174, 6401–6500
Disposition	All scrapped

The PRR J1 was a class of 2-10-4 or "Texas" type steam locomotives with 69 in (180 cm) driving wheels built between 1943 and 1944. The J1 had over 95,000 pounds-force (422.6 kN) of tractive effort, plus an additional 15,000 lbf (66.7 kN) if the booster engine was used.

Features

As with many of the Pennsylvania Railroad's steam locomotives, the J1 had its headlight above the smokebox. Like the M1 the J1 had a keystone numberplate, unlike the round numberplates seen on the rest of the PRR's freight steam locomotives. They were also equipped with Baker valve gear instead of Walschaerts valve gear which was more common on the PRR. Additionally, they had radial-stay fireboxes instead of the Belpaire fireboxes seen on nearly all of the Pennsylvania Railroad's steam locomotives. Mechanically, these locomotives were identical to the C&O's T-1 class 2-10-4s.

History

During World War II the Pennsylvania Railroad needed heavier locomotives to pull freight and military equipment, but wartime restrictions prohibited the development of a new locomotive design. In response to this the Pennsylvania Railroad borrowed a 2-6-6-4 Class A of the Norfolk & Western Railway and a 2-10-4 from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. Both locomotives underwent extensive testing, with the C&O 2-10-4 chosen to be produced. A total of 125 were built at PRR's shops in Juniata, Pennsylvania. They came to be known as the PRR's "War Babies," but the J1's remained in service into the 1950s. When the Pennsylvania Railroad converted from steam power to diesel, the PRR scrapped most of them in 1958 with the exception of 25. The remaining 25 were scrapped in 1959.

External links

J1 class diagram

Pennsylvania Railroad locomotives

A (0-4-0):	A1 A2 A3 A4 A5s

B (0-6-0):	B1 (s) B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B1 (e)

C (0-8-0):	C1 C29 C30 C31

D (4-4-0):	D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 D10 D11 D12 D13 D14 D15 D16 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D30 D31 D32 D33 D34 D35 D36 D37 D38 D39 D61 "Odd D" #10003

E (4-4-2):	E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E21 E22 E23 E28

F (2-6-0):	F1 F2 F3 F21 F22 F23 F24 F25 F26 F27 F30 F31 F61

G (4-6-0):	G1 G2 G3 G4 G5 G53

H (2-8-0):	H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H8 H9 H10

I (2-10-0):	I1s

J (2-6-2 and 2-10-4):	J1 J28

K (4-6-2):	K1 K2 K3s K4s K5

L (2-8-2):	L1s L2s L5 L6

M (4-8-2):	M1

N (2-10-2):	N1s N2s

O (4-4-4):	O1

P (4-6-4):	P5

Q (4-6-4-4 and 4-4-6-4):	Q1 Q2

R (4-8-4):	R1

S (6-4-4-6 and 6-8-6):	S1 S2

T (4-4-4-4):	T1

Articulated steam locomotives:	CC1s CC2s HC1s HH1s HH2s

Articulated electric locomotives:	AA1 BB1 BB2 BB3 DD1 DD2 FF1 FF2 GG1

Non-standard:	E2b E2c E3b E44

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