What am I?

[Junctionfan]

Very big

[Anonymous]

Great Northern R-1 2-8-8-2?

A few more clues would be helpful.

[GDRMCo]

The B&O EM-1s come close at 235psi or the DM&IR M-3/4s or the PRR 6-4-4-6

[M636C]

Southern Pacific class AC-4 4-8-8-2 Cab forward

Peter

[Junctionfan]

It was built in1955 and is still used. Its maximum tractive effort is 83, 350 Lb.

[M636C]

Nineteen FIFTY Five?

This isn't a misprint?

SZD class P38 2-8-8-4?

Not that I know of either of those still being around!

Just a moment!

East African Railways class 59 Beyer Garratt 4-8-2+2-8-4?

Peter

[Junctionfan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by M636C

Nineteen FIFTY Five?

This isn't a misprint?

SZD class P38 2-8-8-4?

Not that I know of either of those still being around!

Just a moment!

East African Railways class 59 Beyer Garratt 4-8-2+2-8-4?

Peter

Yes I am the East African Railways class steam locomotive.

[GDRMCo]

It could be the 4-6-4+4-6-4 or 4-6-2+2-6-4

[Junctionfan]

I'm looking at the EAR class 59 4-8-2+2-8-4

[GDRMCo]

Looks like its M636Cs go. I wish I could have a go.

[M636C]

OK, a US locomotive for anyone unhappy with "rest of world" questions.

This locomotive was the first of its wheel arrangement on a big Eastern Road. It was the least successful of its wheel arrangement as well, and lasted less than ten years in service.

It was built in 1931.

Road Name, Wheel Arrangement and optionally number. Also expliain, optionally, the cause of its problems!

Peter

PS - GDRMCo, you can ask another question if you like, as long as it doesn't get too confusing - we have had at least two questions going at the same time!

[AggroJones]

C&O H7 2-8-8-2?

[GDRMCo]

I was first built in 1937, my boiler pressure is 245 psi and the first three batches in my class all had a weight on drivers of 263000LBS. Roadname, numbers of each batch, wheel arrangement, locomotive weight and locomotive+tender weight.

[M636C]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

C&O H7 2-8-8-2?

No, not articulated, MUCH LESS successful, and North of the C&O!

Peter

[M636C]

QUOTE: Originally posted by GDRMCo

I was first built in 1937, my boiler pressure is 245 psi and the first three batches in my class all had a weight on drivers of 263000LBS. Roadname, numbers of each batch, wheel arrangement, locomotive weight and locomotive+tender weight.

I don't have that sort of data handy!

How about:

Union Pacific 4-8-4

FEF-1 800-819
FEF-2 820-834
FEF-3 835-844

Peter

[AggroJones]

QUOTE: Originally posted by M636C

OK, a US locomotive for anyone unhappy with "rest of world" questions.

This locomotive was the first of its wheel arrangement on a big Eastern Road. It was the least successful of its wheel arrangement as well, and lasted less than ten years in service.

It was built in 1931.

Road Name, Wheel Arrangement and optionally number. Also expliain, optionally, the cause of its problems!

Peter

PS - GDRMCo, you can ask another question if you like, as long as it doesn't get too confusing - we have had at least two questions going at the same time!

ACL's R-1 4-8-4? Their drivers had some sort of bad balancing problems.

[M636C]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

QUOTE: Originally posted by M636C

OK, a US locomotive for anyone unhappy with "rest of world" questions.

This locomotive was the first of its wheel arrangement on a big Eastern Road. It was the least successful of its wheel arrangement as well, and lasted less than ten years in service.

It was built in 1931.

Road Name, Wheel Arrangement and optionally number. Also expliain, optionally, the cause of its problems!

Peter

PS - GDRMCo, you can ask another question if you like, as long as it doesn't get too confusing - we have had at least two questions going at the same time!

ACL's R-1 4-8-4? Their drivers had some sort of bad balancing problems.

No, the R-1 only arrived in 1938! But the wheel arrangement 4-8-4 was correct.
This was a single locomotive on a New York -Chicago line.

Peter

[GDRMCo]

Wrong M636C

[M636C]

QUOTE: Originally posted by GDRMCo

Wrong M636C

One more try

Northern Pacific 4-8-4,

Classes A-3, A-4, A-5

If not a couple more clues please?

Peter

[GDRMCo]

Wrong again. I will give some clues. My cylinder hp is 2754 and I have a tender capacity of 22,000 gals of water and 22 tons of coal. I am essentially a copy of the NKP _ Class

[AggroJones]

Pere Marquette's Bershires N-, N-1, N-2?

[andrechapelon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

Pere Marquette's Bershires N-, N-1, N-2?

Naw, the PM Berks had more weight on the drivers. They also had cylinders 1 inch larger in diameter (like C&O's Kanawhas) which gave them 69,000 lbs T.E.

Sounds more like NKP's S, S-1 and S-2 Berks, except that the the S class were built in 1934, not 1937. That means they have to be:

Wheeling & Lake Erie K-1 2-8-4's.

1st batch: 6401-6410 built 1937

2nd batch: 6411-6412 built 1938

3rd batch: 6413-6415 built 1939.

Andre

[andrechapelon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by M636C

QUOTE: Originally posted by AggroJones

QUOTE: Originally posted by M636C

OK, a US locomotive for anyone unhappy with "rest of world" questions.

This locomotive was the first of its wheel arrangement on a big Eastern Road. It was the least successful of its wheel arrangement as well, and lasted less than ten years in service.

It was built in 1931.

Road Name, Wheel Arrangement and optionally number. Also expliain, optionally, the cause of its problems!

Peter

PS - GDRMCo, you can ask another question if you like, as long as it doesn't get too confusing - we have had at least two questions going at the same time!

ACL's R-1 4-8-4? Their drivers had some sort of bad balancing problems.

No, the R-1 only arrived in 1938! But the wheel arrangement 4-8-4 was correct.
This was a single locomotive on a New York -Chicago line.

Peter

New York Central HS-1a 4-8-4 #800. It was an experimental high pressure 3 cylinder compound engine having a boiler pressure of 850 PSI. The inside cylinder was the HP cylinder and the outer 2 were the LP cylinders.

My namesake, Andre Chapelon, also built a 3 cylinder 4-8-4 for the SNCF after WWII. It was much more successful but unfortunately was never duplicated because the 242 A1 embarrassed the hacks advocating electrification as it could produce more drawbar horsepower than any electric available to the SNCF at the time.

Andre

[GDRMCo]

andrechapelon you answer is almost correct. there are more than 3 batches of W&LE Berks

[Fergmiester]

Does anyone have any thoughts as to what this is?



I really don't know. I took this picture 6 weeks ago at Mulgrave, NS on the CBNS line owned by Railtex

[M636C]

[quote/]

New York Central HS-1a 4-8-4 #800. It was an experimental high pressure 3 cylinder compound engine having a boiler pressure of 850 PSI. The inside cylinder was the HP cylinder and the outer 2 were the LP cylinders.

My namesake, Andre Chapelon, also built a 3 cylinder 4-8-4 for the SNCF after WWII. It was much more successful but unfortunately was never duplicated because the 242 A1 embarrassed the hacks advocating electrification as it could produce more drawbar horsepower than any electric available to the SNCF at the time.

Andre

[M636C]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Fergmiester

Does anyone have any thoughts as to what this is?



I really don't know. I took this picture 6 weeks ago at Mulgrave, NS on the CBNS line owned by Railtex

It looks like a GP7 or GP9 rebuilt with a low nose, retaining the original cab. I'm not sure where to look to tell which it was originally. While IC and ICG did a lot of these, it doesn't look quite right for one of those and might be a slightly modified unit built with a low nose, maybe a late GP9 or GP18.

Peter

Peter

[andrechapelon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by GDRMCo

andrechapelon you answer is almost correct. there are more than 3 batches of W&LE Berks

You only asked for the first 3 IIRC.

Nope. I was wrong. OK. After 6415, the next batch was 6416 -6422 and the final batch was 6423 - 6432.

Andre

[GDRMCo]

Andre got it right!!!!!!!!!!!!! Its your turn Andre.

[AggroJones]

Since this has been dormant for a while, I'll go. Kick this off with an easy one.

I exerted the most tractive effort of any steamer in my wheel arrangment. A few of these locomotives were sent to a subsidiary of the railroad in question. A marvelous bohemeth ALCO warbaby. What am I?