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Illinois Central class 3610

3611 in the early fifties in Bluford, Illinois

The class 3610 of the Illinois Central contained 15 2-10-0 “Decapod” locomotives built in 1939 at the railroad's Paducah shops. The running numbers were 3610 to 3624. Their wheel arrangement was rare in the USA, but t...

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Built 1939
Manufacturers Paducah
Wheel arrangement 1E
Gauge 1435 mm
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Service mass 147418 kg
Top speed
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General

Property Illinois Central class 3610
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Built 1939
Manufacturers Paducah
Wheel arrangement 2-10-0 (Decapod)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Wheelbase 9.65 m
Total wheelbase 20.47 m
Service mass 147.4 t
Adhesion mass 136.9 t
Total mass 225.2 t
Rigid wheelbase 6.81 m
Axle load 27.4 t
Water capacity 34,069 l
Fuel capacity 14.5 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 6.643 m²
Firebox surface 24.768 m²
Tube heating surface 370.07 m²
Evaporative heating surface 394.838 m²
Superheater surface 101.543 m²
Total heating surface 496.4 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,638 mm
Boiler pressure 15.5 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 762 x 813 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 2,610 kW (3,549 PS)
Starting effort 379.9 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 3.54
Optimal speed 42 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 17.7 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 721.8 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 1,027.11
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.08
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 15.98
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 74.72
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 14.94
Total/Superheater 1 : 3.89
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