A builders photo and locomotive data for the class
D-48 Mikado engines.
Engine 401 was one of a series of six locomotives built by Alco for the GB&W and KGB&W in 1937-39. All six locos were retired from the roster in 1952. Number 401 was the first to arrive on the Green Bay Route on February 5, 1937. Its first trip in revenue service was on February 11 of that year. It ushered in an era of fast freight service on the GB&W, and was the typical power behind trains #1 and #2 until the coming of the diesel age. Other Builders Photos: | ||||
Here is the builder's information on the locomotive.
| GAUGE OF TRACK |
CYLINDERS | DRIVING WHEEL DIAMETER |
BOILER | FIRE BOX | TUBES | |||||
| Diam. | Stroke | Inside Dia. | Pressure | Length | Width | Number | Diameter | Length | ||
| 4'-8 1/2" | 22" | 30" | 64" | 72 1/2" | 245 lbs | 114" | 76 1/4" | 150 40 |
2" 3 1/2" |
18'-0" |
| WHEEL BASE | WEIGHT IN WORKING ORDER - POUNDS | ||||||
| Driving | Engine | Engine & Tender | Leading | Driving | Trailing | Engine | Tender |
| 16'-9" | 36'-11" | 72'-2 1/2" | 29,500 | 201,800 | 50,700 | 280,000 | 174,300 |
| FUEL | EVAPORATING SURFACES, SQUARE FT. | SUPERHEATING SURFACE SQ. FT |
GRATE AREA SQ. FT. |
MAXIMUM TRACTIVE POWER | FACTOR OF ADHESION | ||||
| Kind | Tubes | Flues | Fire Box | Arch Tubes | Total | ||||
| Bit. Coal | 1451 | 1007 | 251 | 26 | 2745 | 872 | 60.4 | 47,250 lbs | 4.27 |
| Tender Type, 8-Wheeled | Capacity, Water, 9000 Gals. | Fuel, 14 Tons |
| ORDER No. S-1762 | ||
| January, 1937 | ||
