Wabash class P1

Wabash class P-1 Hudson (Rebuilt : K4 and K5 Mikado’s)
Wabash #700 at Cerro Gordo, Illinois, June 19, 1946
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder American Locomotive Company Build date 1925 (As Class K4 and K5 2-8-2 Mikados) Total produced 7 Rebuilder Wabash Railroad Decatur Illinois Shops Rebuild date 1943–1947 (Rebuilt : To Class P1) Number rebuilt 7
Specifications Configuration: ​  •  Whyte 4-6-4(formerly 2-8-2)  •  UIC 2′C2′ h2 Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Leading dia. 36 in (914 mm) [1] Driver dia. 80 in (2,032 mm) [1] Trailing dia. 42 in (1,067 mm) [1] Length 87 ft 5 in (26.64 m) Width 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) [1] Height 16 ft 0 in (4.88 m) [1] Axle load 72,009 lb (32,663 kg; 32.663 t) Loco weight 374,690 lb (169,960 kg; 169.96 t) [1] Total weight 582,680 lb (264,300 kg; 264.30 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 32,000 lb (15,000 kg; 15 t) [1] Water cap. 12,000 US gal (45,000 L; 10,000 imp gal) [1] Firebox: ​  • Grate area 71 sq ft (6.6 m2) Boiler pressure 220 lbf/in2 (1.52 MPa) [1] Heating surface 4,225 sq ft (392.5 m2) Superheater: ​  • Heating area 1,051 sq ft (97.6 m2) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 26 in × 28 in (660 mm × 711 mm) [1]
Performance figures Tractive effort 44,244  lbf (196.8  kN) [1]
Career Operators Wabash Railroad Numbers 700–704 (formerly 2600-2604 Class K5 rebuilt to Class P1 700-704) 705-706 (formerly 2743-2744 Class K4 rebuilt to Class P1 705-706) Retired 1956 Disposition All scrapped by 1956

The Wabash Railroad's class P-1 comprised seven 4-6-4 steam locomotives rebuilt from 5 Class K-5 2-8-2's numbered 2600-2604 and 2 Class K-4 2-8-2's numbered 2743 and 2744 .

The first five were constructed in 1943 and 1944 using the boilers from their unsuccessful K-5 class three-cylinder 2-8-2 locomotives that had been built by the American Locomotive Company's Schenectady works in 1925.

Two additional locomotives were converted in 1946 and 1947 using a pair of K-4 class 2-8-2s as donors at the Decatur Shops in Illinois .

The engines were semi-streamlined with long "elephant ear" smoke deflectors, and painted blue with a broad white stripe trimmed in red down the side of the locomotive and on the steam dome; the tenders received a similar paint job. The locomotives’ number was painted on the tender, and in later years the flag logo was applied to the deflectors. They ran until 1956. ^[1]

Models

Scale models exist of the P-1s, most notably in O gauge by MTH and Lionel. An HO (1:87) version was available in brass from Hallmark Models.

References

Notes

1. Westcott, Linn H. [ed.] (1960).

Bibliography

• Drury, George H. (1993). Guide to North American Steam Locomotives . Kalmbach Publishing Co. pp.  419–422. ISBN   0-89024-206-2.
• Hollingsworth, Brian (2000). The Illustrated Directory of Trains of the World. Salamander Books Ltd. pp. 172–173. ISBN   1-84065-177-6.
• Westcott, Linn H., ed. (1995) [1st Pub. 1960]. Model Railroader Cyclopedia — Volume 1: Steam Locomotives. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Company. pp. 214–215. ISBN   0-89024-001-9.