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Union Pacific classes MT-1 and MT-2

MT-1 No. 7857 in October 1955 at Cheyenne, Wyoming

The only 4-8-2 Mountain locomotives ever operated by the Union Pacific were the classes MT-1 and MT-2, which were nearly identical apart from their firing method. The first 40 MT-1 were built in 1922 by ALCO, followed...

Union Pacific classes MT-1 and MT-2Remove
Variant
MT-2
Built 1924
Manufacturers ALCO
Wheel arrangement 2D1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 158871 kg
Top speed
Power
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General

Property Union Pacific classes MT-1 and MT-2
MT-2
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Built 1924
Manufacturers ALCO
Wheel arrangement 4-8-2 (Mountain)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Union Pacific classes MT-1 and MT-2
MT-2
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Wheelbase 12.57 m
Service mass 158.9 t
Adhesion mass 105.7 t
Total mass 287.9 t
Rigid wheelbase 5.97 m
Axle load 26.4 t
Water capacity 56,781 l
Fuel capacity 20,744 l (oil)

Boiler

Property Union Pacific classes MT-1 and MT-2
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Grate area 7.804 m²
Firebox surface 35.489 m²
Tube heating surface 426.611 m²
Evaporative heating surface 462.1 m²
Superheater surface 115.386 m²
Total heating surface 577.5 m²

Power plant

Property Union Pacific classes MT-1 and MT-2
MT-2
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Driver diameter 1,854 mm
Boiler pressure 13.8 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 737 x 711 mm

Power

Property Union Pacific classes MT-1 and MT-2
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Power source steam
Estimated power 2,610 kW (3,549 PS)
Starting effort 243.9 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.25
Optimal speed 66 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 16.4 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 870.3 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 696.46
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.50
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 8.82
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 74.00
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 12.02
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.00
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