Copy of Schenectady Builder's Photo of Golden Circle No. 52 - The ''Vista Grande''

The handsome ten-wheel engine here shown has some notable features, being built for a railroad of 3-foot gage, and possessing power equal to what standard gage ten-wheelers were a very few years ago.

While the image is of the Golden Circle Railroad Engine No. 52, the F. & C. C. also had 5-engines in total of this 4-6-0 configuration; Nos. 20-24.
Nos. 20, 21 & 52 where from from April 1899 and Nos. 22, 23 & 24 was from January 1900.

F. & C. C. Helper Engine No. 52 Standing Near the Morning Shadow of Cramer's Train-Order Board.

• The engine weighs 82,200 pounds in working order, of which 66,500 pounds are on the drivers.
• The rigid wheel-base is 9 feet 9 inches, the total being 18 feet 2 inches.
• The engine has tractive power of about 21,000 pounds.
• The cylinders are 16x20 inches,
• horizontal thickness of piston, 4⅞ inches,
• diameter of piston rod, 2¾ inches.
• Cast-iron packing is used.
• The ports are 14 inches long, steam port being 1¼ inches wide, inside port 2½ inches wide.
• The valves are Richardson balanced, with 5 inches travel, ¾ inch outside lap and set with 1-16 inch lead in full gear.
• The driving wheels have cast-iron centers, and are 42 inches diameter outside of tires.
• The driving boxes are made of steel cast iron.
• The main driving axle journals are 7x8 inches,
• main crank-pin journals, 5x5 inches,
• side-rod crank-pin, 3½ x 3¼inches.
• The boiler, as will be noticed, is of the extended wagon-top type, 52 inches diameter and carrying 180 pounds of steam.
• The firebox is 84 3-16 inches long, 24⅛ inches wide, 47 inches deep in front and 45 inches at the back.
• The crown is supported by radial staybolts, 1 inch diameter, made of special iron.
• There are 171 2-inch tubes, 11 feet 8 inches long.
• The total heating surface is 1,130.06 square feet, of which 92.97 square feet are in the firebox.
• The grate has 14.1 square feet of area.

Among the equipment specified are:

• United States metallic packing for the glands,
• basic steel for the boiler,
• Westinghouse-American combined brakes on drivers and tenders,
• 9½-inch air pump,
• two Coales safety valves,
• Pyle National electric headlight,
• Safety Car Heating & Lighting Company's steam-heat equipment, including Mason reducing valve.