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Schenectady Ten-Wheelers for F. & C. C. R.R. (Jan. 1900)

January 1900
(page 39)
Railway and Locomotive Engineering

I have Reformatted/restructured the text from sentences to a more bullet list, also used same Builder's Photo from my collection instead of source pic, in addtion I added a second image
Schenectady Ten-Wheeler for Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad.
Copy of Schenectady Builder's Photo of Golden Circle No. 52 - The ''Vista Grande''
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.
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.

 

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