St. Louis-San Francisco Railway 1630

Frisco 1630

Frisco 1630 in between excursions at the Illinois Railway Museum in July 2014
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works
Build date 1918
Specifications
Configuration 2-10-0
Length 71 ft 0 in (22 m)
Height 16 ft 2 in (5 m)
Axle load 37,000 lb (17,000 kg)
Adhesive weight 185,000 lb (84,000 kg)
Loco weight 210,000 lb (95,000 kg)
Fuel type Coal
Boiler pressure 180 psi (1 MPa)
Cylinder size 24 in × 28 in (610 mm × 711 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 47,454 lbf (211 kN)
Career
Operators Pennsylvania Railroad, St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, Eagle-Picher, Illinois Railway Museum
Numbers SLSF 1630, Eagle-Picher 1630
Retired 1950s
Restored 1970s
Current owner Illinois Railway Museum
Disposition Operational, in excursion service based in Union, Illinois.

St. Louis-San Francisco Railway 1630 is a 2-10-0 (decapod) steam locomotive.[1]

History

1630 was built in 1918 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for use in Russia as a class Ye locomotive. However, it, along with approximately 200 other locomotives, remained in the United States, due to the inability of the Bolshevik government to pay for them, following the Russian Revolution. 1630 was converted from 5 ft (1,524 mm) Russian track gauge to 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. After being re-gauged, #1630 was briefly used on the Pennsylvania Railroad before being sold to the Frisco. The St. Louis – San Francisco Railway used it as a mixed traffic engine. The locomotive was then sold to Eagle-Picher, who used it to haul lead ore from a mine to their smelter. In 1965, the locomotive was donated to the Illinois Railway Museum, in Union, Illinois, where it began operating in 1973. 1630 was taken out of service in 2004, and after more than six years undergoing repairs and a federally mandated rebuild, it was returned to operational condition on October 30, 2013.[2] On Memorial Day weekend 2014, the locomotive returned to excursion service.

References

  1. ↑ "St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad 1630". Illinois Railway Museum.
  2. ↑ Bennett, Nigel (October 31, 2013). "Steam Department 10-30-13 Extremes of high and low". Illinois Railway Museum.

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