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 | |