Maine Central class H 4-4-0

Maine Central class H

Type and origin Reference: [1] Power type Steam Builder ALCO Build date 1905–1909 Total produced 13

Specifications Configuration 4-4-0 UIC class 2'B Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Leading dia. 30 in (762 mm) Driver dia. 62 in (1,575 mm) Wheelbase 23 ft 5 in (7.14 m) Length 56 ft 3 in (17.15 m) including tender Height 14 ft (4.27 m) Loco weight 127,000 lb (57.6 tonnes) Total weight 229,000 lb (103.9 tonnes) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 9 t Water cap 5,000 US gal (19 m^3) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 18 in × 24 in (457 mm × 610 mm)

Performance figures Tractive effort 19,200 lbf (85.4 kN)

Maine Central Railroad Class H locomotives were intended for branch line passenger service. They were of 4-4-0 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or "2'B" in UIC classification. They were the last American eight-wheeler type locomotives built for the Maine Central. Class H locomotives were numbered from 140 to 152 as delivered. American Locomotive Company's (ALCO) Manchester plant assembled builders numbers 38704 through 38708 in 1905 and 41216 through 41220 in 1907. Builders numbers 46034, 46035 and 46397 were completed at ALCO's Schenectady, New York plant in 1909.^[1]

References

1. Robertson, Edwin B. (1977). Maine Central Steam Locomotives. Westbrook, Maine: Edwin B. Robertson. pp. 12–13.