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Southern Pacific class C-9
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United States | 1905
219 produced
No. 2513 in October 1953 at Bayshore, California
No. 2513 in October 1953 at Bayshore, California
collection Taylor Rush

Starting in 1905, the Southern Pacific and its subsidiaries bought a large number of Harriman Common Standard Consolidations. The SP itself got 169 and the Texas & Louisiana 50, both calling them class C-9. They had a relatively small oil-fired firebox, but the oil was atomized outside of the firebox. According to Mexican Fuel Oil, this saved some oil and made cleaning easier. Starting in 1922, most of these locomotives were superheated and got a larger tender. So far there is only a short text for this vehicle. In the future it will be described in more detail.

Variantas builtsuperheated
General
Built1905-1908from 1922
ManufacturerALCO, BaldwinSouthern Pacific
Axle config2-8-0 (Consolidation) 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Wheelbase24 ft 4 in24 ft 3 in
Rigid wheelbase15 ft 8 in
Total wheelbase56 ft
Service weight207,000 lbs216,700 lbs
Adhesive weight184,000 lbs191,900 lbs
Total weight339,480 lbs351,750 lbs
Axle load46,000 lbs47,975 lbs
Water capacity7,000 us gal9,000 us gal
Fuel capacity2,940 lbs (oil)3,535 lbs (oil)
Boiler
Grate area49.5 sq ft
Firebox area171.3 sq ft189 sq ft
Tube heating area3,225.7 sq ft2,708 sq ft
Evaporative heating area3,397 sq ft2,897 sq ft
Superheater area600 sq ft
Total heating area3,397 sq ft3,497 sq ft
Variantas builtsuperheated
Power Plant
Driver diameter57 in
Boiler pressure200 psi210 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 22 x 30 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power1,700 hp (1,268 kW)2,000 hp (1,491 kW)
Starting effort43,305 lbf45,471 lbf
Calculated Values
Optimal speed25 mph28 mph
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freight
last changed: 11/2024
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