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Tonopah & Goldfield No. 1 and 2
Sumpter Valley No. 1 and 2
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United States | 1901
2 produced
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In 1901, Baldwin built two three-foot gauge Moguls of their type 8-26-D for the Chateaugay Railroad in Upstate New York. They got the numbers 15 and 16 and were needed for the iron-making operations of the Chateaugay Iron Company. Unfortunately, 1901 was also the year when the Delaware and Hudson had acquired this line and started to convert it to standard gauge

Since these locomotives were optimal for steep lines with tight curves, they were instead delivered to the Tonopah Railroad in Nevada. There they became numbers 1 and 2 and entered service until the company became the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad and also started to convert the line to standard gauge

In 1906, they were sold again to the Sumpter Valley Railway. There they still carried the numbers 1 and 2 which had been taken over by two older Moguls from 1881 also built by Baldwin which had come from the Utah & Northern Railway. The two new locomotives stayed in service until around 1930.

General
Built1901
ManufacturerBaldwin
Wheel arr.2-6-0 (Mogul) 
Gauge3 ft (Three feet)
Dimensions and Weights
Wheelbase17 ft 10 in
Rigid wheelbase11 ft
Total wheelbase48 ft
Service weight74,700 lbs
Adhesive weight66,600 lbs
Total weight130,700 lbs
Axle load22,200 lbs
Water capacity2,600 us gal
Fuel capacitycoal
Boiler
Grate area13.2 sq ft
Firebox area91.3 sq ft
Tube heating area928.8 sq ft
Evaporative heating area1,020.1 sq ft
Total heating area1,020.1 sq ft
Power Plant
Driver diameter44 in
Boiler pressure160 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 16 x 20 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power350 hp (261 kW)
Starting effort15,825 lbf
Calculated Values
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