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Shevlin-Hixon Co. Baldwin 2-8-2

No. 5 in April 1948 at Chemult, Oregon

In 1916, the Shevlin-Hixon Lumber Co. built one of the world's largest sawmills in Bend, Oregon. It was connected to a standard gauge rail network with 60 pounds per yard rails, five percent grades and 25-degree curve...

	Shevlin-Hixon Co. Baldwin 2-8-2 Remove
Variant	2 2 4 5, 6 8
Built	1916
Manufacturers	Baldwin
Wheel arrangement	1D1
Gauge	1435 mm
Length
Service mass	63049 kg
Top speed
Power
Engine

General

Property	Shevlin-Hixon Co. Baldwin 2-8-2 2 2 4 5, 6 8 Remove
Built	1916
Manufacturers	Baldwin
Wheel arrangement	2-8-2 (Mikado)
Gauge	1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property	Shevlin-Hixon Co. Baldwin 2-8-2 2 2 4 5, 6 8 Remove
Wheelbase	8.31 m
Total wheelbase	15.23 m
Service mass	63 t
Adhesion mass	50.3 t
Total mass	94.8 t
Rigid wheelbase	3.68 m
Water capacity	13,249 l
Fuel capacity	0.7 t (oil)

Boiler

Property	Shevlin-Hixon Co. Baldwin 2-8-2 2 2 4 5, 6 8 Remove
Grate area	2.369 m²
Firebox surface	13.006 m²
Tube heating surface	182.833 m²
Evaporative heating surface	195.84 m²
Total heating surface	195.8 m²

Power plant

Property	Shevlin-Hixon Co. Baldwin 2-8-2 2 2 4 5, 6 8 Remove
Driver diameter	1,118 mm
Boiler pressure	12.4 bar
Expansion type	simple expansion
Cylinders	two, 457 x 610 mm

Power

Property	Shevlin-Hixon Co. Baldwin 2-8-2 2 2 4 5, 6 8 Remove
Power source	steam
Estimated power	708 kW (963 PS)
Starting effort	120.3 kN

Calculated values

Property	Shevlin-Hixon Co. Baldwin 2-8-2 2 2 4 5, 6 8 Remove
Factor of adhesion	1 : 4.11
Optimal speed	35 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio	11.2 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent	260.9 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE	1 : 767.28
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.25
Tractive force/Heating surface	1 : 12.83
Grate area/Heating surface	1 : 82.67
Firebox/Tube surface	1 : 14.06

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