RE: (erielack) New photos on website Aug 11th

["Schuyler Larrabee" <schuyler.larrabee_@_verizon.net>]

According to the fairly authoritative Gerald M Best (GMB) Erie Roster published in Railroad History
issue No. 131, all three of the Angus types were murdered in December 1930.

SGL 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org 
> [mailto:erielack-owner_@_lists.elhts.org] On Behalf Of William Shultz
> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 8:16 PM
> To: R CHAPIN
> Cc: erielack_@_lists.railfan.net
> Subject: Re: (erielack) New photos on website Aug 11th
> 
> Rich,
> 
> The 2 capsule history from Erie Power (I wasn't alive at the 
> time so profess no first hand knowledge :) ) The L1 class 
> 0-8-8-0 Mallet articulates was comprised of 2600-2602 built 
> in 1907 by Alco Schenectady. These were also known as the 
> "Angus" type and a favorite I believe of our own SGL. Oops! 
> Schuyler Larrabee. They were (as is so often claimed) the 
> "most powerful locomotive in the world!" at the time of construction.
> 
> Stats:
> 
> Rear high pressure cylinders: 25"x28"
> Front low pressure cylinders: 39"x28"
> Walshaerts value gear
> Spool values rear and slide front
> Heating surface: 5314 square feet
> Steam pressure: 215 lbs
> Tractive Effort: 94,070 lbs
> Weight on drivers: 410,000 lbs
> Driver diameter: 51"
> 
> They were intended for and used on the Gulf Summit grade as 
> pushers which they did replacing Decapods and Consolidations 
> which had been used previously.
> 
> In 1921 the Erie contracted with Baldwin to rebuild the three 
> into back cab 2-8-8-2's. The basic boiler and cylinders 
> remained unchanged but Schmidt Type A superheaters, Standard 
> Type B stokers and Elesco feedwater heaters were added.
> 
> Don't have a scrapping date or what other service they may 
> have seen aside from "The Hill".
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Will Shultz
> 
> R CHAPIN wrote:
> > Great photos Ron!!!! Many Thanks.
> > 
> > Can one of our '"steam guys" take a look at the photo of 
> Erie 2602 and 
> > offer some info? It's a camelback, appears to have two sets 
> of 4 wheel 
> > drivers. Hugh cylinders.
> > 
> > TIA for the info
> > 
> > Rich Chapin
> > ELHS 3129
> 
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