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Canadian National 47 (ex-Grand Trunk Railway 1542)
CN 4-6-4T No. 47 on static display at Steamtown National Historic Site | April 2024
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Builder
Montreal Locomotive Works
Order number
Q-241
Serial number
54896
Build date
September 1914
Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte
4-6-4T
• UIC
2′C2′ h2t
Gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.
31.25 in (0.794 m)
Driver dia.
63 in (1.600 m)
Trailing dia.
31.25 in (0.794 m)
Minimum curve
16°
Wheelbase
39 ft 4.5 in (12.00 m)
Length
50 ft 2.25 in (15.30 m)
Adhesive weight
146,000 lb (66.2 t)
Loco weight
275,000 lb (124.7 t)
Fuel type
Coal
Fuel capacity
5 long tons (5.1 t)
Water cap.
2,900 imperial gallons (13,000 L; 3,500 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area
47 sq ft (4.4 m2)
Boiler pressure
210 lbf/in2 (1.45 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox
160 sq ft (15 m2)
• Tubes and flues
1,628 sq ft (151.2 m2)
Superheater:
• Type
Schmidt
• Heating area
342 sq ft (31.8 m2)
Cylinders
Two, outside
Cylinder size
21 in × 26 in (533 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear
Walschaerts
Valve type
11-inch (279 mm) piston valves
Train heating
Steam heat
Train brakes
Air
Performance figures
Tractive effort
32,487 lbf (144.51 kN)
Career
Operators
GTR » CN
Steamtown, U.S.A.
Class
GTR: K2
CN: X-10-a
Power class
CN: 32%
Number in class
2 of 6
Numbers
GT: 1542
CN: 47
Retired
June 1959 (revenue service)
August 26, 1961 (excursion service)
Restored
August 1961
Current owner
Steamtown National Historic Site
Disposition
On static display
The Canadian National 47 is a preserved class "X-10-a"4-6-4T type tank locomotive located at Steamtown National Historic Site in Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] It is one of only three preserved CN 4-6-4Ts (No. 49 at the Canadian Railway Museum in Delson, Quebec, Canada, and CN No. 46 at Vallée-Jonction, Quebec) and is the only Baltic-type suburban tank locomotive remaining in the United States.
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