New York Central 2933

New York Central 2933 is 4-8-2 "Mohawk", (Mountain), type steam locomotive built in 1929 by the American Locomotive Company for the New York Central Railroad.[1] The wheel arrangement is known as the Mountain type on other railroads, but the New York Central dubbed them "Mohawks" after the Mohawk River which the railroad followed. It pulled freight trains until being retired in 1955. Today the locomotive is on display at the Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood, Missouri. It is the second largest New York Central steam locomotive still in existence and is one of only two surviving New York Central "Mohawks", the other, No. 3001, is on display at the National New York Central Railroad Museum in Elkhart, Indiana.

New York Central 2933
2933 at the Museum of Transport in August 1970
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderAmerican Locomotive Company
Serial number68126
Build dateOctober 1929
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-8-2
 • UIC2′D1′ h2
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.69 in (1,753 mm)
Adhesive weight247,500 lb (112.3 tonnes)
Loco weight369,100 lb (167.4 tonnes)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity28 Tons
Water cap15,000 Gallons
Boiler pressure225 lbf/in2 (1.55 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox		373 sq. ft
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size27 in × 30 in (686 mm × 762 mm)
Valve gearBaker
Valve typePiston valves
Loco brakeAir
Train brakesAir
Performance figures
Tractive effort60,618 lbf (269.64 kN)
Factor of adh.4.08
Career
OperatorsCleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway, New York Central Railroad
ClassL-2d
Numbers6233, 2933
Official nameMohawk
Retired1955
DispositionOn display at Museum of Transportation

History

It was originally built for the Big Four Railroad and was numbered 6233, it was renumbered 2933 in 1936 when the locomotive was transferred to the New York Central.

New York Central No. 2933 is a member of the class L-2d. It powered freight trains until retirement in 1955.

Preservation

The locomotive was used as a stationary steam boiler for the shops before it was placed in storage. After a request penned by the museum director in 1962, it was donated to the Museum of Transportation, making it the only large New York Central steam locomotive to be donated directly by the railroad.

One story says that New York Central employees hid 2933 behind large boxes in a roundhouse in Selkirk, New York, but there is little evidence to support this.

See also

New York Central 3001 - Another surviving "Mohawk" and the largest surviving New York Central steam locomotive.

Footnotes
  1. Durham (2000).

References
  • Steam in the East. Niagaras & Mohawks, New York Central's 4-8-4 Steam Locomotives (DVD). Sunday River Productions.
  • Durham, Robert K. (2000). New York Central: Steam-Locomotives and Trains from 1933 to 1943. ISBN 978-0-9644-4800-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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