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Pennsylvania Railroad class M1 information


Pennsylvania Railroad M1
PRR M1a on display at the 1939 World's Fair. Pipe on the smokebox and box behind stack are components of the feedwater heater.
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderPRR Altoona Works,
Baldwin Locomotive Works,
Lima Locomotive Works
Serial numberLima 7099–7123, 7443–7467
Build date1923-1930
Total produced301
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-8-2
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.72 in (1.829 m)
WheelbaseLoco & tender: 79.32 ft (24.18 m)
Axle load67,750 lb (30,700 kg; 30.7 t)
Adhesive weight271,000 lb (123,000 kg; 123 t)
Loco weight390,000 lb (177,000 kg; 177 t)
Tender weight378,360 lb (172,000 kg; 172 t)
Total weight768,360 lb (349,000 kg; 349 t)
Water cap.22,090 US gal (83,600 L; 18,390 imp gal)
Tender cap.31.5 short tons (28.6 t; 28.1 long tons)
Firebox:
 • Grate area69.90 sq ft (6.494 m2)
Boiler84+12 in (2,146 mm)
Boiler pressureM1a: 250 psi (1.72 MPa),
M1b: 270 psi (1.86 MPa)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size27 in × 30 in (686 mm × 762 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Valve typePiston
Performance figures
Maximum speed70 mph (110 km/h)
Power outputM1a: 4,034 hp (3,008 kW)
Tractive effortM1a: 64,550 lbf (287.1 kN),
M1b: 69,700 lbf (310.0 kN)
Factor of adh.M1a: 4.20,
M1b: 3.89
Career
OperatorsPennsylvania Railroad
ClassM1, M1a,
Number in classM1: 201, M1a: 100
NumbersM1: 6699, 6800–6999, M1a: 6700–6799
Retired1957
Preserved1
Disposition#6755 preserved, one tender preserved and set to be used on T1 new build, remainder scrapped
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The M1 was a class of steam locomotive of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR). It was a class of heavy mixed-traffic locomotives of the 4-8-2 "Mountain" arrangement, which uses four pairs of driving wheels with a four-wheel guiding truck in front for stability at speed and a two-wheel trailing truck to support the large firebox needed for sustained power. Although built for both passenger and freight work, they spent most of their service lives hauling heavy high-speed freight trains. Many PRR men counted the M1 class locomotives as the best steam locomotives the railroad ever owned.

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