Maine Central class H 4-4-0

Maine Central class H

Type and origin
Reference: ^[1]
Power type	Steam
Builder	ALCO
Build date	1905–1909
Total produced	13

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	4-4-0
• UIC	2'B
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	30 in (762 mm)
Driver dia.	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)
Loco weight	127,000 lb (57.6 tonnes)
Total weight	229,000 lb (103.9 tonnes)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	9 t
Water cap	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]

References

1 2 Robertson, Edwin B. (1977). Maine Central Steam Locomotives. Westbrook, Maine: Edwin B. Robertson. pp. 12–13.

Maine Central Railroad Company
Lines	Main Line Bar Harbor Beecher Falls Belfast Bingham Brunswick Bucksport Calais Eastport Farmington Foxcroft Harmony Hartland Kineo Lewiston Livermore Falls Mountain Princeton Rangeley Rockland Rumford Skowhegan Vanceboro
Subsidiaries	Bridgton and Saco River Railroad Northeast Airlines Portland Terminal Company Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
Named Trains	Bar Harbor Express Flying Yankee Gull
Steam Locomotives	Class C 4-6-2 470 Class H 4-4-0 Class K 0-6-0 Class L 4-4-0 Class M 2-6-0 Class N 4-6-0 Class O 4-6-0 Class P 2-6-0 Class S 2-8-2 Class W 2-8-0 501 519
Diesel Locomotives	Class DF EMD F3 Class DP EMD E7 Class DRS road switcher Class DS-1 yard switcher Class DS-4 branch line switcher

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