Lima 1946 2-6-6-6

[IA and eastern]

What is boiler dia of the Lima 1946 2-6-6-6 locomotive? Gary

[Backshop]

What one are you referencing?

[timz]

This one is almost readable -- maybe 105 inches?

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=3257711

Someone must have the Staufer book of C&O diagrams.

[IA and eastern]

The one Lima was proposing after WW2 with smaller boiler. Gary

[BEAUSABRE]

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[Backshop]

IA and eastern

The one Lima was proposing after WW2 with smaller boiler. Gary

 

You sure do come up with some esoteric questions.  You seem to know more about the locomotive than anyone else.

[IA and eastern]

I have been a railfan for 60 years and have picked up a lot of information in that time. I think the boiler was 102 inches and the locomotive had poppet values. Gary

[kgbw49]

Was it a proposal to Nickel Plate Road perhaps?

[IA and eastern]

This locomotive and the 4-8-6 locomotive were proposed but no one cared. Gary

[feltonhill]

109" max for the as-built 2-6-6-6's from C&O diagram

[feltonhill]

102" for the smaller 2-6-6-6 from Eric Hirsimaki's book, Lima The History, page 224.  Other tabular specs at this location, no diagram.

[Overmod]

feltonhill, glad to see you back.

The 'smaller' proposal was pretty obviously a design for railroads not interested in union-overweight locomotives, but even with a scaled-down version of all that steam-circuit piping it would still be on the heavy end.  I'd be interested to see if the spec included Timken roller rods (like the ones on the last N&W As) and the full type-C continuous-cam valve gear as for the 4-8-6.

I'd suspect that the Nickel Plate didn't have the siding length for 'Berk-and-a-half' consists.  

[pennytrains]

IA and eastern

This locomotive and the 4-8-6 locomotive were proposed but no one cared. Gary

 

Yeah.  Sad.  By 1946 everybody was diesel happy.  With well noted exceptions of course.

[BEAUSABRE]

Actually, HOORAY! The economies of dieselization (mainly in shop personnel and facilities) enabled the railroads to survive - and none of Lima's designs would have made any difference. As a matter of fact, at a time when the average freight rolled at 20 mph and the railroads were happy with that, Lima was chasing a market that didn't exist with designs optimized and running most efficiently at high (for the period) speeds.

[Flintlock76]

Overmod

feltonhill, glad to see you back.

Same here!  You've been missed!  

[feltonhill]

Thanks for the notice, made my day!! I've been lurking and keeping a low profile for a while, but hope to get back at it again.  I think age is creeping up on me a bit.

[CSSHEGEWISCH]

feltonhill

Thanks for the notice, made my day!! I've been lurking and keeping a low profile for a while, but hope to get back at it again.  I think age is creeping up on me a bit.

 

Why should you be any different than the rest of us?

[selector]

feltonhill

Thanks for the notice, made my day!! I've been lurking and keeping a low profile for a while, but hope to get back at it again.  I think age is creeping up on me a bit.

 

I am happy to see you post again.  I just turned 70 (late June) and the slide has been dramatic in just 10 months.  But, we're both on this side of the turf, so not bad.