Toledo, Angola & Western 2-8-2 "Mikado" Locomotives in the USA


Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class 100 (Locobase 12875)

Data from "Elk River Coal & Lumber Company #10 Steam Locomotive", United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places (NPS Form 10-900), signed 7 August 2006 by Randall Reid-Smith, SHPO. Works number was 65430 in April 1924.

The TA&W was a 10 1/2 mile (16.9 km) long switching railroad in the Toledo area that used this light Mikado for 25 years. In December 1949, the TA&W went over completely to diesel power by replacing the 100 -- its only locomotive -- with an Alco S-1 switcher.

West Virginia's Elk River Coal & Lumber Company bought the 100, renumbered it #10 and ran it for nine years of short runs from the coal mines to the "gob pile".

In 1963, the ERC&L's corporate successor Pittson Coal Company gave the #10 to Huntington Railway Museum, Inc. The #10 was moved to Huntington, cosmetically restored, but relettered and renumbered to resemble the last Baltimore & Ohio steam locomotive to serve Huntington. Heritage Village opened in 1977 to house the #10 and several other historical structures and rail equipment. The #10 regained its number and ERC&L lettering in 2000.

Principal Dimensions by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media

Class100
Locobase ID12875
RailroadToledo, Angola & Western
CountryUSA
Whyte2-8-2
Number in Class1
Road Numbers100
GaugeStd
Number Built1
BuilderAlco-Schenectady
Year1924
Valve GearWalschaert
Locomotive Length and Weight
Driver Wheelbase (ft / m)
Engine Wheelbase (ft / m)
Ratio of driving wheelbase to overall engine wheelbase
Overall Wheelbase (engine & tender) (ft / m)58.90 / 17.95
Axle Loading (Maximum Weight per Axle) (lbs / kg)
Weight on Drivers (lbs / kg)155,000 / 70,307
Engine Weight (lbs / kg)202,000 / 91,626
Tender Loaded Weight (lbs / kg)121,000 / 54,885
Total Engine and Tender Weight (lbs / kg)323,000 / 146,511
Tender Water Capacity (gals / ML)6000 / 22.73
Tender Fuel Capacity (oil/coal) (gals/tons / Liters/MT)8 / 7
Minimum weight of rail (calculated) (lb/yd / kg/m)65 / 32.50
Geometry Relating to Tractive Effort
Driver Diameter (in / mm)50 / 1270
Boiler Pressure (psi / kPa)180 / 12.40
High Pressure Cylinders (dia x stroke) (in / mm)22" x 28" / 559x711
Tractive Effort (lbs / kg)41,469 / 18810.04
Factor of Adhesion (Weight on Drivers/Tractive Effort) 3.74
Heating Ability
Tubes (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flues (number - dia) (in / mm)
Flue/Tube length (ft / m)
Firebox Area (sq ft / m2)183 / 17.01
Grate Area (sq ft / m2)50 / 4.65
Evaporative Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)3478 / 323.23
Superheating Surface (sq ft / m2)
Combined Heating Surface (sq ft / m2)3478 / 323.23
Evaporative Heating Surface/Cylinder Volume282.31
Computations Relating to Power Output (More Information)
Robert LeMassena's Power Computation9000
Same as above plus superheater percentage9000
Same as above but substitute firebox area for grate area32,940
Power L15349
Power MT304.32

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