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Chesapeake & Ohio class F-16

No. 462 in June 1948 in Richmond, Virginia

The F-16 class Pacifics were designed to haul express trains of 700 short tons over graded lines. They were similar in many respects to ALCO No. 50,000, designated the Erie K-3 class, but were built by Baldwin. With a...

Chesapeake & Ohio class F-16Remove
Variant Standard
Built 1913
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 2C1
Gauge 1435 mm
Length
Service mass 131542 kg
Top speed
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General

Property Chesapeake & Ohio class F-16
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Built 1913
Manufacturers Baldwin
Wheel arrangement 4-6-2 (Pacific)
Gauge 1,435 mm

Dimensions and weights

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Wheelbase 10.39 m
Total wheelbase 22.91 m
Service mass 131.5 t
Adhesion mass 86.2 t
Total mass 242.7 t
Rigid wheelbase 3.96 m
Axle load 28.7 t
Water capacity 45,425 l
Fuel capacity 13.6 t (coal)

Boiler

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Grate area 5.611 m²
Firebox surface 23.3 m²
Tube heating surface 328.338 m²
Evaporative heating surface 351.638 m²
Superheater surface 81.662 m²
Total heating surface 433.3 m²

Power plant

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Driver diameter 1,854 mm
Boiler pressure 12.8 bar
Expansion type simple expansion
Cylinders two, 686 x 711 mm

Power

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Power source steam
Estimated power 1,641 kW (2,231 PS)
Starting effort 195.6 kN

Calculated values

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Factor of adhesion 1 : 4.32
Optimal speed 51 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 12.5 kW/t
Heating Surface Equivalent 631.5 m²
Cylinder volume/HSE 1 : 832.07
Adhesive weight/Total 1 : 1.53
Tractive force/Heating surface 1 : 9.43
Grate area/Heating surface 1 : 77.22
Firebox/Tube surface 1 : 14.09
Total/Superheater 1 : 4.31
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