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Reading Company T-1 2101
Pics courtesy of Scott Matejk. Taken in 1977 on the Chessie Steam Special.
T-1 Specifications
- LENGTH 110'6"
- DRIVING WHEEL DIAMETER 70"
- WEIGHT ON DRIVERS 278,200 lbs.
- TOTAL ENGINE WEIGHT 441,300 lbs.
- TOTAL WEIGHT IN WORKING ORDER, ENGINE and TENDER 809,000 lbs.
- GRATE AREA 94.5 sq.ft.
- CYLINDERS(2) 27in. Dia. 32 in. Stroke
- CYLINDER HORSEPOWER 3,147
- BOILER PRESSURE 240 P.S.I. MAX.
- TRACTIVE EFFORT: LOCOMOTIVE 68,000 lbs. w/ BOOSTER 79,100 lbs.
- TENDER CAPACITY: 19,000 Gallons Water 26 Tons Coal
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