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Denver, North Western & Pacific No. 200 to 216
Denver & Rio Grande Western class L-77
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United States | 1909
17 produced
No. 3366 in April 1950 at Salt Lake City
No. 3366 in April 1950 at Salt Lake City
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Numbers 200 to 209 were built by Schenectady in 1909 and 1910 as 0-6-6-0 all-adhesion Mallets. Their special task was to haul rotary snow plows at speeds as low as 4 mph without stalling. Railway Gazette once wrote that this task had previously been taken over by up to five Consolidations and now one of these Mallets was supposed to accomplish this task alone. For the rest of the year, they were mainly used in regular pusher service. As early as 1912, they received a leading axle and a mechanical stoker to improve their usability in freight service. Now they were perfect to haul heavy trains through the mountains with 20 mph, with a top speed of 35 mph

In 1913, the railroad became the Denver & Salt Lake. In the same year they ordered numbers 210 to 216 which had a leading axle and a stoker from the start, and additionally were superheated. 210 was lost in a wreck in 1924, but the rest of the class was rebuilt in 1926. The first batch got superheaters of 1,249 square feet, but the second one retained their superheaters of 1,046 square feet. Additionally, thermic syphons and Sellers exhaust injectors were installed. In 1931 the railroad was taken over by the D&RGW and these locomotive became class L-77. They were retired between 1947 and 1952.

Variant200-209210-216rebuilt
General
Built1909-191019131936
ManufacturerALCODNW&P
Wheel arr.0-6-6-0 (Erie) 2-6-6-0 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Length83 ft
Wheelbase30 ft 8 in39 ft 1 in39 ft 2 in
Rigid wheelbase10 ft 10 in10 ft
Total wheelbase64 ft 4 in73 ft
Empty weight54,583 lbs55,583 lbs55,333 lbs
Service weight327,500 lbs361,000 lbs362,000 lbs
Adhesive weight327,500 lbs333,500 lbs332,000 lbs
Total weight487,500 lbs537,000 lbs538,000 lbs
Water capacity9,000 us gal
Fuel capacity24,000 lbs (coal)34,000 lbs (coal)
Boiler
Grate area72.2 sq ft
Firebox area206 sq ft229 sq ft
Tube heating area5,035 sq ft3,889 sq ft
Evaporative heating area5,241 sq ft4,118 sq ft
Superheater area1,046 sq ft1,249 sq ft
Total heating area5,241 sq ft5,164 sq ft5,367 sq ft
Variant200-209210-216rebuilt
Power Plant
Driver diameter55 in
Boiler pressure225 psi
Expansion typecompound
Cylindersfour, HP: 20 1/2 x 32 in
and LP: 33 x 32 in
four, HP: 21 x 32 in
and LP: 33 1/2 x 32 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power1,950 hp (1,454 kW)2,600 hp (1,939 kW)2,650 hp (1,976 kW)
Starting effort67,483 lbf70,456 lbf
with start valve80,980 lbf84,547 lbf
Calculated Values
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last changed: 06/2026
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