Steam

2-8-2, JS-8419

  • Axle arrangement: 2-8-2
  • Drive wheels diameter: 54 inches
  • Overall length: 76.67 feet
  • Maximum width: 11.07 feet
  • Maximum height: 15.46 feet
  • Total weight of the engine and tender in working order: 209 tons
  • Engine and tender empty: 139.6 tons
  • Engine alone: 101.4 tons
  • Tender alone: 38.22 tons
  • Fuel capacity: 17.6 tons of coal
  • Water capacity: 9,245 gallons
  • Maximum speed: 52.8 mph
  • Output at wheel rim: 2,770 horsepower
  • Working steam pressure: 200 psi
  • Stroke: 27.95 inches
  • Total wheel base: 33.4 feet
  • Rigid wheel base: 14.5 feet
  • The engine takes roughly 6 hours of start-up time when “cold”, 2 hours “warm”. The crew consists of 1 driver and 1 fireman. Each run consumes about 1,500 gallons of water, and less than 1 ton of coal. The cab temperature on a hot day can exceed 120 degrees F.