Rotary No. 3
Rotary No. 3
-Specifications-
-Specifications-
| Purchased from (new equipment) |
Amer. Loco Co. |
| Built by | Amer. Loco Co. |
| Placed in Service | December 1930 |
| Estimated Life | |
| Weight of Rotary | 245500# |
| Weight of Tender (Loaded) | 172000# |
| Weight of Rotary & Tender | 417500# |
| Cylinders | |
| Valve Gear | |
| Ctr. to Ctr. Trucks | 17 ft. 7 in. |
| Trucks | |
| Wheel Base of Trucks | 4 ft. 8 in. |
| Axles | 7 1/2" x 11" |
| Wheels | 33" Dia. Steel |
| Plow Wheel Diam. | 11'-2 1/2" |
| Plow Wheel Cutters | |
| Underframe | |
| House | |
| Maximum Height | 15' |
| Maximum Width | 12'-4 1/2" - 6' Above Rail |
| Length - Rotary | 40 ft. 2 in. |
| Length - Rotary & Tender | |
| Tender | 8 Wheel, Steel Underframe, Sq. End Tank |
| Coal Capacity | 14 Tons |
| Water Capacity | 8000 Gallons |
| Boiler - | |
| Working Pressure | 200 LBS. |
| Heating Surface | 1208 Sq. Ft. Approx. |
| Length of Boiler | 21'-0 3/8" smokebox 4ft. 0 15/16 in. |
| Diameter of Boiler | 71 3/4" max, 67 1/2 min |
| Number of Tubes | 199 |
| Dia. of Tubes | 2" |
| Length of Tubes | 140 7/8 in. (11'-8 7/8") |
| Note - Rotary #3 is equipped with Grate Area - 47 Sq. Ft. |
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