Soo Line 2718

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	American Locomotive Company
Serial number	64313
Model	H-23
Build date	May 1923
Total produced	6

Specifications
Configuration	4-6-2
UIC class	2′C1′ h2
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	36 in (914 mm)
Driver dia.	75 in (1,905 mm)
Trailing dia.	50 in (1,270 mm)
Wheelbase	31 ft 10 in (9.70 m)
Length	Loco only: 46 ft 7 ¹⁄₂ in (14.21 m); Loco & tender: 82 ft 6 ³⁄₄ in (25.17 m)
Width	10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)
Height	15 ft 3 ¹⁄₂ in (4.66 m)
Adhesive weight	172,400 lb (78.2 tonnes)
Loco weight	281,080 lb (127.5 tonnes)
Total weight	497,080 lb (225.5 tonnes)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	35,000 lb (15.9 tonnes)
Water cap	12,000 US gal (45,000 l; 10,000 imp gal)
Firebox: • Firegrate area	52.75 sq ft (4.901 m²)
Boiler pressure	200 lbf/in² (1.38 MPa)
Feedwater heater	Worthington SCA-2A
Heating surface	4,639 sq ft (431.0 m²)
• Flues	3,172 sq ft (294.7 m²)
• Firebox	207 sq ft (19.2 m²)
Superheater:
• Heating area	1,260 sq ft (117 m²)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	25 in × 26 in (635 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Valve type	Piston valves

Performance figures
Tractive effort	36,833 lbf (163.84 kN)
Factor of adh.	4.68

Career
Operators	Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad (“Soo Line”)
Class	H-23
Number in class	1st of 6
Numbers	2718-2723
Locale	Wisconsin & Minnesota
Delivered	May 1923
Current owner	National Railroad Museum
Disposition	Non-operational, on display

Soo Line 2718 is a Pacific class 4-6-2 steam locomotive that was originally owned by the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway ("Soo Line"), but operated by their subsidiary, the Wisconsin Central Railway.

History

The 2718 was built in May, 1923 in Schenectady, New York. It was one of six H-23 Pacific Class steam locomotives built for the Soo Line.

The 2718 was donated to the National Railroad Museum in February 1958. The museum used it for a few years to move cars around the grounds. It also saw limited service pulling the museum train.

Other H-23 class locomotives

There were six H-23 class locomotives built in May 1923. Two of them are preserved.

2718 - On display at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin
2719 - Preserved at Lake Superior Museum in Duluth, Minnesota
2720 - Scrapped at United States Steel, July 19, 1951
2721 - Scrapped at Purdy Company, November 13, 1950
2722 - Scrapped at American Iron & Supply, December 28, 1954
2723 - Scrapped at Purdy Company, November 13, 1950

External links

National Railroad Museum Where the 2718 is on display.

Soo Line steam locomotives

0-4-0	A A-20 A-21

0-6-0	B (321 / X90) B-1 B-2 B-3 B-4 (346) (353) B-20 B-21 B-22 B-23

4-4-0	C C-1 C-2 C-3 C-4 C-5 C-20 C-21 C-22 C-23 C-24 C-25 V

2-6-0	D D-1 D-2 D-3 D-4 D-20 Z

4-6-0	E E-1 E-2 E-20 E-21 E-22 E-23 E-24 E-25 (2645)

2-8-0	F-1 F-2 F-3 F-4 F-6 F-7 F-8 (440) F-9 (451) F-10 F-11 F-12 F-20 F-21 (2425) F-22 (2442) F-23

2-10-0	G (950)

4-6-2	H H-1 H-2 H-3 (735) (736) H-20 H-21 (2713) H-22 (2714) H-23 (2718) (2719)

2-6-2	J

4-4-2	K-20

2-8-2	L L-1 (1003) L-2 (1011) L-3 L-4 (1024) L-20

4-8-2	N-20

4-8-4	O-20

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