Friday, February 13, 2015

Friday Night Steam


How to move a steam engine....




Info from: http://wasteam.railfan.net/wyo.html

Laramie - Union Pacific 2-8-0 #535 was built as a coal burner by Burnham, Williams & Co. in 1903 for the Oregon Short Line RR as #975. In 1915 it was renumbered #535, leased to the UP in 1936 (as UP #535) and became UP #6535 in 1957. It was donated to the City of Laramie in 1959. (81K 768x512 jpg)
The sign on the cab lists these specifications about the locomotive:

U.P. No. 535
Built in 1903 by Baldwin - $12,782
Boiler Pressure 190 PSI Driver 57"
Stroke 30 Cylinders 21 1/2" DIA 2"
Tractive Effort 39,290 lbs
Total Wt loaded 166 tons
Wheel Arrangement 2-8-0 Consolidated
Converted Compound to Simple 1915
Converted Coal to Oil 1950
Donated by the Union Pacific in 1959


UP No. 535
Photo from Richard Leonard' Steam Locomotives.  http://www.railarchive.net/rlsteam/up.htm



2 comments:

  1. Great video.
    Did you see all the white sand all over everything? :-)
    Terry
    Fla.

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    1. Must be terrible to live out there - just don't know how they stand the stuff..... :o)

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