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Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) class J-4

No. 578 at Lafayette, Indiana in May 1947

In 1926, ALCO-Richmond built six Mikados for the Monon which were based on the USRA Light Mikado. But compared to this, the boiler and the cylinders got bigger, while the driver diameter was still 63 inches. They were...

Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) class J-4Remove
Variant
J-4 rebuilt
Built 1929
Manufacturers ALCO
Wheel arrangement 1D1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 26826 mm
Service mass 151954 kg
Top speed
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General

Property Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) class J-4
J-4 rebuilt
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Built 1929
Manufacturers ALCO
Wheel arrangement 2-8-2 (Mikado)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) class J-4
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Length 26.83 m
Wheelbase 11.25 m
Total wheelbase 23.31 m
Service mass 152 t
Adhesion mass 114.5 t
Total mass 251.7 t
Rigid wheelbase 5.11 m
Water capacity 45,425 l
Fuel capacity 18.1 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 7.451 m²
Firebox surface 35.768 m²
Tube heating surface 365.481 m²
Evaporative heating surface 401.249 m²
Superheater surface 108.325 m²
Total heating surface 509.6 m²

Power plant

Property Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) class J-4
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Driver diameter 1,600 mm
Boiler pressure 13.8 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 686 x 813 mm

Power

Property Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) class J-4
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Power source steam
Estimated power 2,610 kW (3,549 PS)
Starting effort 280.0 kN
Starting effort booster 51.155 kN

Calculated values

Property Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon) class J-4
J-4 rebuilt
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.01
Optimal speed 56 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 17.2 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 796.7 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 753.67
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.33
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 11.48
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 68.39
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 10.22
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.70
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