Brooklyn, Bath & Coney Island 2-4-0 "Porter" Locomotives in the USA

Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class May C (Locobase 11800)

Data from Baldwin Locomotive Works Specification for Engines as digitized by the DeGolyer Library of Southern Methodist University Vol 11, p. 76. Works number was 6738 in March 1883.

This tank was one of the steam dummies that powered the railroad that connected Brooklyn to both Bath Beach and Coney Island beginning in 1864.. The BB & CI was reorganized on 1 December 1885 as the Brooklyn, Bath & West End Railroad and the May C continued in service until the line was electrified in 1893. The redundant locomotive may have been sold to the large contracting firm of Norcross Brothers.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media
Class	May C
Locobase ID	11,800
Railroad	Brooklyn, Bath & Coney Island
Country	USA
Whyte	2-4-0T
Number in Class	1
Road Numbers	8
Gauge	Std
Number Built	1
Builder	Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co
Year	1883
Valve Gear	Stephenson
	Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)	6 / 1.83
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)	11.71 / 3.57
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase	0.51
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)	11.71 / 3.57
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)	350 / 1.33
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / ML/MT)
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)
	Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)	40.25 / 1024
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)	130 / 9
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)	9" x 16" / 229x406
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)	3558 / 1613.88
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort)
	Heating Ability
Firebox Area (sq ft / m²)	39.40 / 3.66
Grate Area (sq ft / m²)	10.60 / 0.99
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m²)	276 / 25.65
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m²)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m²)	276 / 25.65
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume	234.28
	Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation	1378
Same as above plus superheater percentage	1378
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area	5122
Power L1	3501
Power MT

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class

May C

Locobase ID

11,800

Railroad

Brooklyn, Bath & Coney Island

Country

USA

Whyte

2-4-0T

Number in Class

Road Numbers

Gauge

Std

Number Built

Builder

Burnham, Parry, Williams & Co

Year

1883

Valve Gear

Stephenson

Locomotive Length and Weight

Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)

6 / 1.83

Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)

11.71 / 3.57

Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase

0.51

Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)

11.71 / 3.57

Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)

Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)

Engine Weight (lbs / kg)

Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)

Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)

Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)

350 / 1.33

Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / ML/MT)

Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)

Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort

Driver Diameter (in / mm)

40.25 / 1024

Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)

130 / 9

High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)

9" x 16" / 229x406

Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)

3558 / 1613.88

Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort)

Heating Ability

Firebox Area (sq ft / m²)

39.40 / 3.66

Grate Area (sq ft / m²)

10.60 / 0.99

Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m²)

276 / 25.65

Superheating Surface (sq ft / m²)

Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m²)

276 / 25.65

Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume

234.28

Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)

Robert LeMassena's Power Computation

1378

Same as above plus superheater percentage

1378

Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area

5122

Power L1

3501

Power MT