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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 8 2 4 5, 6 8 Remove
Built	1924
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 8 2 4 5, 6 8 Remove
Wheelbase	8.26 m
Rigid wheelbase	3.99 m
Total wheelbase	16.62 m
Service weight	82.1 t
Adhesive weight	64.9 t
Total weight	118.4 t
Water capacity	15,142 l
Fuel capacity	0.9 t (oil)

Boiler

Property	Shevlin-Hixon Co. Baldwin 2-8-2 8 2 4 5, 6 8 Remove
Grate area	3.837 m²
Firebox surface	14.307 m²
Tube heating surface	215.721 m²
Evaporative heating surface	230.028 m²
Superheater surface	51.375 m²
Total heating surface	281.4 m²

Power plant

Property	Shevlin-Hixon Co. Baldwin 2-8-2 8 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 8 2 4 5, 6 8 Remove
Power source	steam
Estimated power	1,081 kW (1,470 PS)
Starting effort	157.6 kN

Calculated values

Property	Shevlin-Hixon Co. Baldwin 2-8-2 8 2 4 5, 6 8 Remove
Factor of adhesion	1 : 4.04
Optimal speed	42 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio	13.2 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent	404.3 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE	1 : 749.15
Adhesive weight/Total	1 : 1.27
Tractive force/Heating surface	1 : 11.69
Grate area/Heating surface	1 : 73.34
Firebox/Tube surface	1 : 15.08
Total/Superheater	1 : 4.48

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