Southern Railway 401

Southern Railway 401
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number 32487
Build date December 1907
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 2-8-0
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia. 57 in (1.448 m)
Fuel type Oil (originally coal)
Tender cap. Oil: 1,100 US gal (4,164 L)
Water: 7,200 US gal (27,255 L)
Boiler pressure 200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Cylinders Two, outside
Cylinder size 21 in × 28 in (533 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures
Tractive effort 36,827 lbf (163.81 kN)
Career
Operators Southern Railway, Alabama Asphalt Limestone Company
Class H-4
Numbers 401
Retired 1965 (revenue)
Restored September 2010
Current owner Monticello Railway Museum
Disposition Operational

Southern Railway 401 is a steam locomotive built in December 1907 by Baldwin Locomotive Works for Southern Railway. It is a 2-8-0 Consolidation of Southern's H-4 class.[1]

History

401 is one of 25 class H-4 2-8-0 Consolidation Type steam locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in November 1907 for the Southern Railroad to haul freight trains. In 1949, #401 was sold to the Alabama Asphaltic Limestone Company in Margerum, Alabama. She switched hopper cars of stone until the company brought in a diesel in 1963, then she was placed on stand-by service in case the diesel broke down. Sometimes, she would be fired up to take the employees on company picnics. In 1965, #401 was officially retired from service. The locomotive was purchased by a museum in 1967 from Alabama Asphaltic Limestone. In January 1968, the locomotive was shipped to Decatur, Illinois for storage until October 1971, it was finally moved to the Monticello Railway Museum in Monticello, Illinois for display. In 1995, the museum made plans to restore 401 to operating condition again[2] in which it did in 2010.

References

  1. ↑ http://southern.railfan.net/images/archive/southern/steam/loco_diagram/44.jpg
  2. ↑ http://www.mrym.org/401.html


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