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Norfolk and Western 2050
Norfolk and Western 2050 on static display at the Illinois Railway Museum in 2015.
Type and origin
References:[1][2][3]
Power typeSteam
BuilderALCO's Richmond Works
Serial number64070
Build dateMarch 1923
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-8-8-2
 • UIC(1′D)D1′ hv4
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.30 in (760 mm)
Driver dia.57 in (1,400 mm)
Trailing dia.30 in (760 mm)
Tender wheels33 in (840 mm)
Wheelbase67 ft 4 in (20.52 m) ​
 • incl. tender93 ft 3 in (28.42 m)
Length113 ft 3 in (34.52 m)
Width11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)
Height15 ft 8+58 in (4.79 m)
Adhesive weight478,000 lb (217,000 kg)
Loco weight531,000 lb (241,000 kg)
Tender weight209,100 lb (94,800 kg)
Total weight740,100 lb (335,700 kg)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity30 t (30 long tons; 33 short tons)
Water cap.22,000 US gal (83,000 L; 18,000 imp gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area96 sq ft (8.9 m2)
Boiler:
 • TypeStraight Top
 • Diameter98 in (2,500 mm)
 • Small tubes2+14 in (57 mm)
 • Large tubes5+12 in (140 mm)
Boiler pressure270 psi (1.862 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox435 sq ft (40.4 m2)
 • Tubes3,860 sq ft (359 m2)
 • Flues1,825 sq ft (169.5 m2)
 • Total surface6,120 sq ft (569 m2)
Superheater:
 • Heating area145 sq ft (13.5 m2)
CylindersFour: two low-pressure (front), two high-pressure (rear)
High-pressure cylinder25 in × 32 in (640 mm × 810 mm)
Low-pressure cylinder39 in × 32 in (990 mm × 810 mm)
Valve gearBaker
Valve typePiston
Loco brake6ET[4]
Performance figures
Tractive effort(Simple: 136,985 lbf (609.3 kN)) (Compound: 114,154 lbf (507.8 kN))[5]
Career
OperatorsNorfolk and Western Railway
ClassY3a
Number in class1 of 30
NumbersN&W 2050
Retired1959
Preserved1975
Current ownerIllinois Railway Museum
DispositionOn static display

Norfolk and Western 2050 is a class "Y3a" 2-8-8-2 Mallet steam locomotive built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) at their own Richmond Works for the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1923.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Dixon, Parker & Huddleston (2009), p. 45
  2. ^ Dixon, Parker & Huddleston (2009), p. 46
  3. ^ Dixon, Parker & Huddleston (2009), p. 59
  4. ^ "Norfolk & Western 2050". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  5. ^ Dixon, Parker & Huddleston (2009), p. 48
  6. ^ "Norfolk & Western 2050". Illinois Railway Museum. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
  7. ^ Young (2013), p. 18
  8. ^ Huddleston (2002), p. 86

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