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Pere Marquette classes N to N2

No. 1225 marked “Polar Express” in December 2004 in Henderson, Michigan

For use in front of fast freight trains, the Pere Marquette also chose the 2-8-4 “Berkshire” wheel arrangement in the late 1930s. It was able to develop great power at speeds of up to 70 mph thanks to the large firebo...

Pere Marquette classes N to N2Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1937, 1941, 1944
Manufacturers Lima
Wheel arrangement 1D2
Gauge 1435 mm
Length 30998 mm
Service mass 200715 kg
Top speed 113 km/h
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General

Property Pere Marquette classes N to N2
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Built 1937, 1941, 1944
Manufacturers Lima
Wheel arrangement 2-8-4 (Berkshire)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

Property Pere Marquette classes N to N2
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Length 31.00 m
Wheelbase 12.80 m
Total wheelbase 26.89 m
Service mass 200.7 t
Adhesion mass 125.9 t
Total mass 365.6 t
Rigid wheelbase 5.55 m
Axle load 31.5 t
Water capacity 83,279 l
Fuel capacity 20 t (coal)

Boiler

Property Pere Marquette classes N to N2
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Grate area 8.389 m²
Firebox surface 43.293 m²
Tube heating surface 400.505 m²
Evaporative heating surface 443.798 m²
Superheater surface 179.489 m²
Total heating surface 623.3 m²

Power plant

Property Pere Marquette classes N to N2
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Driver diameter 1,753 mm
Boiler pressure 16.9 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 660 x 864 mm

Power

Property Pere Marquette classes N to N2
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Power source steam
Estimated power 3,356 kW (4,563 PS)
Top speed 113 km/h
Starting effort 308.6 kN

Calculated values

Property Pere Marquette classes N to N2
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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.00
Optimal speed 66 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 16.7 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 1,019.2 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 580.46
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.59
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 10.34
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 74.30
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 9.25
Total/Superheater 1 : 2.47
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