Sumter & Choctaw 102

Sumter & Choctaw 102
Type and origin Power type steam Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works Serial number 57778 Build date June 1924
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  Whyte 2-8-2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 44 in (1.1 m) Adhesive weight 98,000 lb (44,000 kg) Loco weight 128,000 lb (58,000 kg) Fuel type Coal Boiler pressure 180 psi (1.2 MPa) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 17 in (430 mm) × 24 in (610 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 24,100 lbf (107 kN)
Career Operators Sumter & Choctaw Railway National Railroad Museum Numbers 102 Retired June 1961 Restored 1980s Current owner National Railroad Museum Disposition Operational

Sumter & Choctaw 102 is a preserved 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive, built in 1924 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works.

History

No. 102 was built in June 1924 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) for the Sumter & Choctaw Railway (SCR). ^{[1] [2]}

It spent four decades on the Sumter & Choctaw Railway hauling logging trains until it was retired from revenue service in June 1961 due to cracks in the boiler. ^{[3] [1]}

In August 1964, it was donated to the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin. ^[1]

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. "2-8-2 "Mikado" Steam Locomotives in the USA" . Retrieved 2007-11-29.
2. "Monochrome Steam Collection" . Retrieved 2007-11-29.
3. "National Railroad Museum overhauls diesel-powered 2-8-2". Trains News Wire. Kalmbach Publishing. 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2007-11-29.

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