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Illinois Central class 2900

In 1921, Lima ordered 100 2-10-2 locomotives from Lima which were numbered 2901 to 3000 and which they called “Centrals” instead of “Santa Fes”. While the first seven 2-10-2 built four years earlier by Schenectady had...

Illinois Central class 2900Remove
Variant
as built
Built 1921, 1923
Manufacturers Lima
Wheel arrangement 1E1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 173272 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property Illinois Central class 2900Remove
Built 1921, 1923
Manufacturers Lima
Wheel arrangement 2-10-2 (Santa Fé)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Illinois Central class 2900Remove
Wheelbase 12.95 m
Total wheelbase 25.25 m
Empty mass 152.4 t
Service mass 173.3 t
Adhesion mass 134.5 t
Total mass 267.9 t
Rigid wheelbase 6.81 m
Water capacity 45,425 l
Fuel capacity 14.5 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 8.203 m²
Firebox surface 48.124 m²
Tube heating surface 439.246 m²
Evaporative heating surface 487.37 m²
Superheater surface 119.381 m²
Total heating surface 606.8 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,600 mm
Boiler pressure 13.1 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 762 x 813 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 2,759 kW (3,751 PS)
Starting effort 328.4 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.02
Optimal speed 51 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 15.9 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 966.8 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 766.83
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.29
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 11.30
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 73.97
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.13
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.08
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