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Illinois Central class 3610
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United States | 1939
15 produced
3611 in the early fifties in Bluford, Illinois
3611 in the early fifties in Bluford, Illinois
Fred Byerly, collection american-rails

The class 3610 of the Illinois Central contained 15 2-10-0 “Decapod” locomotives built in 1939 at the railroad's Paducah shops. The running numbers were 3610 to 3624. Their wheel arrangement was rare in the USA, but these locomotives were created by merging the remains of other locomotives. Their frames and cylinders came from the 2-10-2 class 2901, which were too slow by modern standards. Basically they lost their trailing axle and the drivers were enlarged from 63 to 64.5 inches. Their boilers came from the class 1501 2-8-2.

General
Built1939
ManufacturerPaducah
Wheel arr.2-10-0 (Decapod) 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Dimensions and Weights
Wheelbase31 ft 8 in
Rigid wheelbase22 ft 4 in
Total wheelbase67 ft 2 in
Service weight325,000 lbs
Adhesive weight301,800 lbs
Total weight496,500 lbs
Axle load60,360 lbs
Water capacity9,000 us gal
Fuel capacity32,000 lbs (coal)
Boiler
Grate area71.5 sq ft
Firebox area266.6 sq ft
Tube heating area3,983.4 sq ft
Evaporative heating area4,250 sq ft
Superheater area1,093 sq ft
Total heating area5,343 sq ft
Power Plant
Driver diameter64.5 in
Boiler pressure225 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 30 x 32 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power3,500 hp (2,610 kW)
Starting effort85,395 lbf
Calculated Values
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