DeQueen, Arkansas-based DL&CC bought these two Mikados for logging operations out of DeQueen (226) and Mountain Pine, Ark (227). They were relatively small engines, especially so for standard-gauge 2-8-2s, and had 8" (203 mm) piston valves.
Unlike several other Baldwin locomotives, these two bore the DL&CC name rather than one of its two subsidiary railroads. The railroads over which the two operated had ruling grades of 3% but were expected to climb 5-6% grades, each about a half mile (0.8 km) long. Both operated for the DL&CC and its corporate successor, Dierks Forests Inc until Weyerhaeuser bought out the company in 1946
226 went on display at the Eureka Springs & North Arkansas Railroad with the goal of restoring it to service. 227 went on display at Broken Bow, Okla.
| Specifications by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media | |
|---|---|
| Class | 226 |
| Locobase ID | 15,340 |
| Railroad | Dierks Lumber & Coal Company |
| Country | USA |
| Whyte | 2-8-2 |
| Number in Class | 2 |
| Road Numbers | 226-227 |
| Gauge | Std |
| Number Built | 2 |
| Builder | Baldwin |
| Year | 1927 |
| Valve Gear | Walschaert |
| Locomotive Length and Weight | |
| Driver Wheelbase (ft / m) | 12.25 / 3.73 |
| Engine Wheelbase (ft / m) | 27.50 / 8.38 |
| Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheebase | 0.45 |
| Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m) | 52.54 / 16.01 |
| Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg) | |
| Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg) | 99,000 / 44,906 |
| Engine Weight (lbs / kg) | 126,000 / 57,153 |
| Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg) | 91,000 / 41,277 |
| Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg) | 217,000 / 98,430 |
| Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML) | 4500 / 17.05 |
| Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / ML/MT) | 6 / 5.50 |
| Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m) | 41 / 20.50 |
| Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort | |
| Driver Diameter (in / mm) | 44 / 1118 |
| Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa) | 180 / 12.40 |
| High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm) | 17" x 24" / 432x610 |
| Tractive Effort (lbs / kg) | 24,118 / 10939.75 |
| Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) | 4.10 |
| Heating Ability | |
| Firebox Area (sq ft / m2) | 112 / 10.41 |
| Grate Area (sq ft / m2) | 22.20 / 2.06 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1189 / 110.46 |
| Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 258 |
| Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2) | 1447 / 110.46 |
| Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume | 188.58 |
| Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information) | |
| Robert LeMassena's Power Computation | 3996 |
| Same as above plus superheater percentage | 4715 |
| Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area | 23,789 |
| Power L1 | 8523 |
| Power MT | 759.19 |