Rahway Valley 15
| Rahway Valley 15 |
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1991 photo |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte |
2-8-0 |
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| • UIC |
1′D n2G |
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| Driver dia. |
50 in (1,270 mm) |
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| Adhesive weight |
127,700 lb (57.9 tonnes) |
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| Loco weight |
146,000 lb (66.2 tonnes) |
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| Fuel type |
Coal |
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| Fuel capacity |
6 short tons (5.4 tonnes) |
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| Water cap |
3,500 US gal (13,000 l; 2,900 imp gal) |
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| Boiler pressure |
200 psi (1.38 MPa) |
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| Cylinders |
Two, outside |
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| Cylinder size |
20 in × 26 in (508 mm × 660 mm) |
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| Valve gear |
Walschaerts |
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| Valve type |
Built: Slide valves
Rebuilt: Outside-admission piston valves |
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Rahway Valley Railroad No. 15 is a steam locomotive on display at Steamtown National Historic Site. It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works as Oneida and Western Railroad No. 20 in 1916, and was sold to the Rahway Valley Railroad in 1937. It last ran in revenue service in November 28th, 1953 before being replaced by #17 a GE 70-ton switcher. No. 15 was then placed on the deadline for the next six years before it was donated to F. Nelson Blount in May 1959 (received on June 5).
Blount chose to restore the locomotive and operate it at Steamtown, USA. It also travelled to Boston to be filmed in The Cardinal. No. 15's last run was on August 12, 1973, when a boiler tube blew out, scalding the locomotive engineer. Today, the locomotive is displayed inoperable.
External links
Builder's photo
