Baldwin Class 12-42-F
Strasburg Rail Road 90
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
ModelBaldwin 12-42-F
Build date1924–1930
Total produced13
Specifications
Loco weight106.5 t (106,500 kg; 106,500,000 g)
Tender weight68.75 t (68,750 kg; 68,750,000 g)
Total weight175.25 t (175,250 kg; 175,250,000 g)
Boiler pressure200 psi (1.4 MPa; 1,400 kPa)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size24 in × 28 in (610 mm × 710 mm)
Career
DispositionFive preserved, remainder scrapped

The Baldwin Class 12-42-F was a class of 13 2-10-0 "Decapod" type steam locomotives that were built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for only four railroads all across the United States of America between 1924 and 1930.[1]

History

Construction and delivery

The Baldwin Class 12-42-F locomotives were constructed by the Baldwin Locomotive Works between 1924 and 1930 and they were all delivered to their respective railroads all across the United States of America after their construction date, with the following railroads using them, such as the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad,[2] Seaboard Air Line Railroad,[3] Georgia Florida and Alabama Railroad,[4] Great Western Railroad and Sugar Company (or sometimes called the Great Western Railway),[5][6] and the Durham and Southern Railroad.[7]

The Seaboard Air Line Railroad rostered eight examples and classified them as the class D-3, numbering them as 529–536. In 1948, the Seaboard Air Line Railroad (SAL) acquired the Georgia Florida and Alabama Railroad (GF&A) and were amazed at the decapods. This had led to an order of eight more engines of relatively the same design. The new batch was numbered 202–209.[3][4]

Great Western No. 90 which was operated by the Great Western Railroad and Sugar Company was later given an extended smokebox to help with burning poor quality coal, this was later removed in the 1980s while it was working on the Strasburg Rail Road.[5][6]

Design

These locomotives were designed with 4' 8" (56-inch) diameter driving wheels, a boiler pressure of 200 psi (1.4 MPa; 1,400 kPa), and 24-inch x 28-inch (610-mm x 710mm) cylinders, creating a tractive effort of 48,960 lbf (217.78 kN). Most weighed in at 106 t (106,000 kg), though the heaviest were 127 t (127,000 kg). Their tenders could hold up to 18 tons of coal and 8500 gallons of water, though most compromised with 10 tons of coal and 7000 gallons of water.[2][3][4][7]

Original buyers

Photograph Railroad Quantity Class Road numbers Refs
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad 1 401 401–403 [2]
Durham and Southern Railroad 3 200 200–202 [7]
Great Western Railroad and Sugar Company

Great Western Railway

 1 90 90 [5][6]
Seaboard Air Line Railroad 8 D-3 529–536 [3]

Accidents and incidents

  • On November 7, 1944, the engine was hit by a truck at a grade crossing east of Loveland and knocked onto its fireman's side, killing both the fireman and the truck driver. The Great Western Railway sent 90 to the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad's (CB&Q) shops in Denver, Colorado for repairs. After repairs were finished, the engine returned to service with the GWR.[5]

Preservation

In all, five locomotives are still left on preservation.

Photograph Locomotive Works No. Build date Operator Status Refs
Great Western 90 57812 June 1924 Great Western Railroad and Sugar Company

Strasburg Rail Road

 Operational [5][6]
Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad 401 60341 January 1928 Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad On static display [8]
Gainesville Midland 203 60342 January 1928 Woodard Iron Company

Gainesville Midland

 On static display [9][10][11]
Gainesville Midland 208 61230 March 1930 Seaboard Air Line Railroad

Gainesville Midland

 On static display [12]
Gainesville Midland 209 61233 March 1930 Seaboard Air Line Railroad

Gainesville Midland

 On static display [13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Railroading: Issues 23–36. 1968. p. 12.
  2. 1 2 3 "Alabama, Tennessee & Northern 2-10-0 "Decapod" Locomotives in the USA". steamlocomotive.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Seaboard Air Line 2-10-0 "Decapod" Locomotives in the USA". steamlocomotive.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  4. 1 2 3 "Georgia Florida & Alabama 2-10-0 "Decapod" Locomotives in the USA". steamlocomotive.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Bell, Kurt; Plant, Jeremy (2015). The Strasburg Rail Road In Color. Scotch Plains, NJ: Morning Sun Books. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-58248-479-2.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "No. 90". Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  7. 1 2 3 "Durham & Southern 2-10-0 "Decapod" Locomotives in the USA". steamlocomotive.com. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  8. ↑ Vance, Nathan (2019-02-15). "Alabama, Tennessee & Northern 2-10-0 No. 401". Age of Steam Roundhouse Museum. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  9. ↑ "HawkinsRails – Gainesville Midland". hawkinsrails.net. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  10. ↑ "Locomotives". Southeastern Railway Museum. 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  11. ↑ "Gainesville Midland 203 Information Page". steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  12. ↑ "Gainesville Midland 208 Information Page". steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  13. ↑ "Gainesville Midland 209 Information Page". steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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