Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville / Louisville, New Albany & Chicago 2-8-0 "Consolidation" Type Locomotives

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Class Details by Steve Llanso

Class H-1 (Locobase 8304)

Data from CI&L 1 - 1940 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

This small Consolidation had the large steam dome over the crown sheet typical of the mid-1880s as well as a long gap between the first two driven axles. Like the other Monons, the engine had a capped stack.

Class H-2 (Locobase 8305)

Data from CI&L 1 - 1940 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Locobase had a hunch that this design came from the early 1890s and once the Connelly builder's number list for Baldwin became available, he was proved right. The Consolidations came in two batches: Works numbers were 12615-12617 in April 1892 and 12736-737 in June 1892.

Unusually for a Monon engine, the stack on the H-2 was not capped.

The L, NA & C Railway was formed in 1859 and represented a reconstituted New Albany & Salem. In 1897, the L, NA & C was reorganized as the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville, the road best known as the "Monon" for the junction at which the two main lines crossed to make an X.

Class H-3 (Locobase 8306)

Data from CI&L 1 - 1940 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

It seems rather late in the game (1910) for a railroad to have ordered 5 saturated-steam Consolidations, but so the Monon did. The profile shows a burly freighter on the taller drivers favored in the 20th century, a size that was not pursued on the C I & L, however; see Locobase 8312. This class also was delivered with Walschaert outside radial valve gear. Not long after, the railroad superheated some of the H-3s; see Locobase 8307.

Class H-3 - superheated (Locobase 8307)

Data from CI&L 8 - 1941 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Superheating the H-3, which came to the C I & L as a saturated-steam design, took advantage of the relatively capacious boiler barrel by balancing the evaporative heating surface area sacrificed in removing 141 small tubes in favor of 30 flues with the area gained in superheater area. Also the firebox heating surface area increased by 27 sq ft, probably in the form of arch tubes. Inevitably, the locomotive also gained weight, adding almost 3 tons to its adhesion weight.

In this reconditioned form, the class operated for two more decades with the first H-3 retiring in 1936 and the last in 1946.

Class H-4 (Locobase 8308)

Data from CI&L 1 - 1940 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Of the Monon's 20th-century Consolidations, this class came first in 1904-1905. They still rode on 57" drivers, as did the immediately following H-5s, which had inch-larger cylinders (see Locobase 8309).

Like the rest, the H-4 class was superheated in the 1920s; see Locobase 8310.

Class H-4 - superheated (Locobase 8310)

Data from CI&L 8 - 1941 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Unlike the H-3's superheating, the H-4 lost some heating surface area in the exchange of 158 small tubes for 30 flues and the class retained its inside Stephenson valve gear. As the oldest of the conversions, this class was the first to have all of its members retired (in 1940).

Class H-5 (Locobase 8309)

Data from CI&L 1 - 1940 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

There must have been several reasons why this follow-on trio to the H-4s of 1904-1905 (Locobase 8308) put 4 more tons on the drivers. Certainly increasing the cylinder diameter by an inch can't account for all of the growth. The weight gain did offset the effect of increased tractive effort on adhesion (and thus may have been the reason) - the H-5's factor of adhesion remained satisfactory. Unlike the H-4s, the H-5s were delivered with outside Walschaert radial valve gear.

H-5s were superheated in the 1920s; see Locobase 8311.

Class H-5 - superheated (Locobase 8311)

Data from CI&L 8 - 1941 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

When the H-5s (Locobase 8309) were superheated, their boilers were modfied exactly as had been those of the H-4s (Locobase 8308/8310). And like the H-4s, the H-5s began retiring in 1940 with the last leaving a year later in 1941.

Class H-6 (Locobase 8312)

Data from CI&L 1 - 1940 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

Following the lone Baldwin Consolidations to make it onto the Monon, this class reverted to the 57" driver diameter of the other classes. And like all of the others, the H-6s were superheated in the 1920s; see Locobase 8313.

Class H-6 - superheated (Locobase 8313)

Data from CI&L 8 - 1941 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive collection.

When the H-6s were superheated, they were given the same makeover as all of the other Monon Consolidations. The firebox gained 25 sq ft of heating surface (probably in arch tubes), the boiler lost 152 small tubes in favor of 32 flues, boiler pressure dropped by 10 lb, and weight grew.

This was the longest-lived class on the C I & L with the last engine retiring in 1948.


Specifications by Steve Llanso
ClassH-1H-2H-3H-3 - superheatedH-4H-4 - superheatedH-5H-5 - superheatedH-6H-6 - superheated
Locobase ID8304 8305 8306 8307 8308 8310 8309 8311 8312 8313
RailroadChicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon)Louisville, New Albany & Chicago (Monon)Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon)Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon)Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon)Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon)Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon)Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon)Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon)Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville (Monon)
Whyte2-8-02-8-02-8-02-8-02-8-02-8-02-8-02-8-02-8-02-8-0
Road Numbers20082-86 / 210-214250-254250-252, 254260-265260-265270-272270-272280-286280-286
GaugeStdStdStdStdStdStdStdStdStdStd
BuilderRogersBurnham, Williams & CoAlco-BrooksMononAlco-BrooksMononAlco-BrooksAlco-BrooksAlco-BrooksAlco-Brooks
Year1887189219101921190419241906192419111921
Valve GearStephensonStephensonWalschaertWalschaertStephensonStephensonWalschaertWalschaertWalschaertWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase15.83'14'15.75'17'17'15.75'17'17'17'17'
Engine Wheelbase23.37'21'24.50'26'26'24.50'26'26'26'26'
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase 0.68 0.67 0.64 0.65 0.65 0.64 0.65 0.65 0.65 0.65
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender)50.79'49.62'57.10'57.15'55.62'55.62'55.62'55.62'57.15'57.15'
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle)
Weight on Drivers112500 lbs107000 lbs179500 lbs184500 lbs168000 lbs173000 lbs174000 lbs179000 lbs185500 lbs191000 lbs
Engine Weight130500 lbs120000 lbs200500 lbs206500 lbs188000 lbs194000 lbs196000 lbs202000 lbs209200 lbs216000 lbs
Tender Light Weight72000 lbs80000 lbs145500 lbs145500 lbs145500 lbs145500 lbs145500 lbs145500 lbs145500 lbs145500 lbs
Total Engine and Tender Weight202500 lbs200000 lbs346000 lbs352000 lbs333500 lbs339500 lbs341500 lbs347500 lbs354700 lbs361500 lbs
Tender Water Capacity4000 gals4000 gals7000 gals7000 gals7000 gals7000 gals7000 gals7000 gals7000 gals7000 gals
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal)8 tons6 tons15 tons15 tons15 tons15 tons15 tons15 tons15 tons15 tons
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) on which locomotive could run47 lb/yard45 lb/yard75 lb/yard77 lb/yard70 lb/yard72 lb/yard73 lb/yard75 lb/yard77 lb/yard80 lb/yard
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter51"51"63"63"57"57"57"57"57"57"
Boiler Pressure160 psi160 psi200 psi190 psi200 psi190 psi200 psi190 psi200 psi190 psi
Cylinders (dia x stroke)20" x 24"20" x 26"22" x 30"22" x 30"21" x 28"21" x 28"22" x 28"22" x 28"22" x 30"22" x 30"
Tractive Effort25600 lbs27733 lbs39181 lbs37222 lbs36827 lbs34986 lbs40418 lbs38397 lbs43305 lbs41140 lbs
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 4.39 3.86 4.58 4.96 4.56 4.94 4.31 4.66 4.28 4.64
Heating Ability
Firebox Area155 sq. ft170 sq. ft173 sq. ft200 sq. ft175 sq. ft200 sq. ft175 sq. ft200 sq. ft175 sq. ft200 sq. ft
Grate Area28 sq. ft31 sq. ft54.50 sq. ft54.50 sq. ft54.50 sq. ft54.50 sq. ft54.50 sq. ft54.50 sq. ft54.50 sq. ft54.50 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface1416 sq. ft1810 sq. ft2955 sq. ft2464 sq. ft2847 sq. ft2291 sq. ft2847 sq. ft2291 sq. ft3083 sq. ft2621 sq. ft
Superheating Surface519 sq. ft485 sq. ft485 sq. ft553 sq. ft
Combined Heating Surface1416 sq. ft1810 sq. ft2955 sq. ft2983 sq. ft2847 sq. ft2776 sq. ft2847 sq. ft2776 sq. ft3083 sq. ft3174 sq. ft
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume162.26191.46223.88186.68253.64204.10231.10185.97233.58198.57
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation448049601090010355109001035510900103551090010355
Same as above plus superheater percentage448049601090012115109001211510900121151090012115
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area24800272003460044460350004446035000444603500044460
Power L134153827607812296630012311574111218569811758
Power MT267.69315.40298.60587.71330.69627.54290.96552.66270.88542.87

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Credits

Introduction and roster provided by Richard Duley. Class details and specifications provided by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media.