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Union Pacific classes 1820 and 1830
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United States | 1900
28 produced
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Railway and Locomotive Engineering, January 1901

In 1900 and 1901, Baldwin built 28 similar four-cylinder Vauclain compound Ten-wheelers for the Union Pacific. The first ten were numbered 1820 to 1829 and had drivers of 69 inches, what led to the designation T-69. The other 18, numbered 1830 to 1847, had drivers of 73 inches and were designated T-73. The cylinders of all had diameters of 15.5 and 26 inches, while the stroke was 28 inches. They were simpled between 1909 and 1913 with two cylinders of 20 inches in diameter. Later, they also received a superheater. In 1915, all were renumbered in the range between 1320 and 1347. Their retirements were between 1921 and 1932.

Variant1820 as built1820 simpled1820 superheated
General
Built1900
ManufacturerBaldwin
Wheel arr.4-6-0 (Ten-wheeler) 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Length64 ft 11 7/1663 ft 6 3/16 in
Wheelbase26 ft 9 in
Rigid wheelbase14 ft 6 in
Total wheelbase53 ft 11 15/16 in54 ft 4 1/16 in64 ft 11 1/2 in
Service weight184,240 lbs183,700 lbs185,700 lbs
Adhesive weight142,440 lbs142,900 lbs144,500 lbs
Total weight306,640 lbs306,100 lbs308,100 lbs
Axle load51,340 lbs50,900 lbs51,400 lbs
Water capacity6,000 us gal
Fuel capacity20,000 lbs (coal)24,000 lbs (coal)
Boiler
Grate area32.4 sq ft
Firebox area183.1 sq ft183 sq ft
Tube heating area2,825.1 sq ft1,977 sq ft
Evaporative heating area3,008.2 sq ft2,160 sq ft
Superheater area450 sq ft
Total heating area3,008.2 sq ft2,610 sq ft
Variant1820 as built1820 simpled1820 superheated
Power Plant
Driver diameter69 in
Boiler pressure200 psi
Expansion typecompoundsimple
Cylindersfour, HP: 15 1/2 x 28 in
and LP: 26 x 28 in
two, 20 x 28 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power1,150 hp (858 kW)1,350 hp (1,007 kW)
Starting effort24,456 lbf27,594 lbf
with start valve29,347 lbf
Calculated Values
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Vaulcain Verbund
last changed: 04/2026
Diagram of simple superheated variant
Diagram of simple superheated variant
UP Locomotive and Tender Diagrams, 1925
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