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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...

General

Property	Shevlin-Hixon Co. Baldwin 2-8-2 4 2 4 5, 6 8 Remove
Built	1919
Manufacturers	Baldwin
Wheel arrangement	2-8-2 (Mikado)
Gauge	1,435 mm (Standard gauge)

Dimensions and weights

Property	Shevlin-Hixon Co. Baldwin 2-8-2 4 2 4 5, 6 8 Remove
Wheelbase	8.23 m
Rigid wheelbase	3.99 m
Total wheelbase	16.64 m
Service weight	79.6 t
Adhesive weight	61.9 t
Total weight	115.9 t
Water capacity	15,142 l
Fuel capacity	0.9 t (oil)

Boiler

Property	Shevlin-Hixon Co. Baldwin 2-8-2 4 2 4 5, 6 8 Remove
Grate area	3.837 m²
Firebox surface	13.843 m²
Tube heating surface	279.453 m²
Evaporative heating surface	293.295 m²
Total heating surface	293.3 m²

Power plant

Property	Shevlin-Hixon Co. Baldwin 2-8-2 4 2 4 5, 6 8 Remove
Driver diameter	1,219 mm
Boiler pressure	11.7 bar
Expansion type	simple expansion
Cylinders	two, 521 x 711 mm

Power

Property	Shevlin-Hixon Co. Baldwin 2-8-2 4 2 4 5, 6 8 Remove
Power source	steam
Estimated power	969 kW (1,317 PS)
Starting effort	157.6 kN

Calculated values

Property	Shevlin-Hixon Co. Baldwin 2-8-2 4 2 4 5, 6 8 Remove
Factor of adhesion	1 : 3.85
Optimal speed	37 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio	12.2 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent	362.5 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE	1 : 835.54
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.29
Tractive force/Heating surface	1 : 11.22
Grate area/Heating surface	1 : 76.44
Firebox/Tube surface	1 : 20.19

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