Santa Fe 2-8-4 "Berkshire" Type Locomotives

Class 4101 (Locobase 469)

Data from table in 1930 Locomotive Cyclopedia and diagram presented at http://www.railroadingonline.net/ /c4193-1.gif. Works numbers were 59952-59955, 59977-59978, 59988-59992 in April 1927 and 60029-60032 in May.

Boiler had feedwater heater and 44 sq ft of arch tubes contributing to the direct heating surface. 15" piston valves.

Described by Drury (1993) as "basically good 1922 engines with a 1927 wheel arrangement." (An assessment borne out by the tube-to-flue ratio.)

15 engines delivered in 1927, retired in 1954.

Specifications
Class4101
Locobase ID469
RailroadSanta Fe (ATSF)
Whyte2-8-4
Road Numbers4101-4115
GaugeStd
BuilderBaldwin
Year1927
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase16.50'
Engine Wheelbase37.20'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.44
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)81.60'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)70480 lbs
Weight on Drivers268200 lbs
Engine Weight396500 lbs
Tender Light Weight285100 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight681600 lbs
Tender Water Capacity15000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)20 tons
Minimum weight per yard of rail on which locomotive could run112 lb rail
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter63"
Boiler Pressure220 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)27" x 32"
Tractive Effort69243 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 3.87
Heating Ability
Firebox Area338 sq. ft
Grate Area99 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface4577
Superheating Surface1246
Combined Heating Surface5823
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume215.84
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation21780
Same as above plus superheater percentage26354
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area89976
Power L119043
Power MT626.14

Reference

Credits

Introduction and specifications provided by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media.