Sumter & Choctaw 102

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Sumter & Choctaw 102
Sumter and Choctaw Railroad 2-8-2 No 102.jpg
Type and origin
Power type steam
Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works [1]
Serial number57778
Build dateJune 1924 [2]
Specifications
Configuration:
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 •  Whyte 2-8-2
Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.44 in (1.1 m) [2]
Adhesive weight 98,000 lb (44,000 kg) [2]
Loco weight128,000 lb (58,000 kg) [2]
Fuel type Coal [2]
Boiler pressure180 psi (1.2 MPa) [2]
Cylinder size 17 in (430 mm) × 24 in (610 mm) [2]
Performance figures
Tractive effort 24,100 lbf (107 kN) [2]
Career
OperatorsSumter & Choctaw Railway
Numbers102
Retired1962 [3]
Current owner National Railroad Museum
DispositionOperational in dieselized condition

Sumter & Choctaw 102 is a preserved 2-8-2 steam locomotive at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin. [4] It spent its career on the Sumter & Choctaw Railway and was retired in 1962 and donated to the National Railroad Museum.

In the 1980s, the tender of the locomotive was replaced with a tender equipped with two diesel engines, therefore becoming a moving display. In 2007, one of the diesel engines was replaced with a more powerful engine so that it can now pull trains. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Monochrome Steam Collection" . Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Steam Locomotive Information" (cfm). Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  3. 1 2 "National Railroad Museum overhauls diesel-powered 2-8-2". Trains News Wire. Kalmbach Publishing. 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  4. ↑ "Surviving Steam Locomotives in Wisconsin" . Retrieved 2007-11-29.
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