Florida East Coast Railway Locomotive No. 153

Florida East Coast 153
FEC 153 on display at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum, Miami, Florida
Power type	Steam
Builder	American Locomotive Company
Serial number	63262
Build date	1922
Configuration	4-6-2
UIC classification	2′C1′ h
Gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver diameter	68 in (1.727 m)
Weight on drivers	126,500 lb (57.4 t)
Locomotive weight	204,000 lb (92.5 t)
Tender weight	162,000 lb (73.5 t)
Fuel type	Oil
Fuel capacity	3,500 US gallons (13,000 l; 2,900 imp gal)
Water capacity	7,300 US gallons (28,000 l; 6,100 imp gal)
Boiler pressure	180 lbf/in² (1.24 MPa)
Firegrate area	47.1 sq ft (4.4 m2)
Heating surface: Firebox	160 sq ft (14.9 m2)
Superheater area	440 sq ft (40.9 m2)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	22 × 26 in (559 × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Valve type	11-inch (279 mm) piston valves
Tractive effort	28,314 lbf (125.9 kN)
Factor of adhesion	4.47
Career	Florida East Coast Railway
Class	151
Power class	77
Number	153
Disposition
Florida East Coast Railway Locomotive No. 153
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location:	Miami, Florida
Coordinates:	25°37′15″N 80°24′22″W
NRHP Reference#:	85000303
Added to NRHP:	February 21, 1985

The Florida East Coast Railway Locomotive No. 153 is a historic Florida East Coast Railway 4-6-2 ALCO steam locomotive in Miami, Florida, USA.

The locomotive served on the Florida East Coast Railway from 1922 to 1938, and pulled a train carrying President Calvin Coolidge's to Miami in 1928. In 1935, when she was in use on the run between Miami and Key West, #153 was one of the last engines to reach Miami before the hurricane that year destroyed the bridges to the Florida Keys. For pulling the "rescue train" out of Marathon, #153 (currently at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum) was designated a National Historic Site in the 1980s. After 1938 #153 was used as an industrial switcher by the United States Sugar Corporation of Clewiston, Florida. In 1957, she was donated to the University of Miami. From March 1957 until November 1966, she operated in Miami every Sunday. In 1966 she received a major overhaul, after which she was inspected and subsequently certified by the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Due to age and damage by Hurricane Andrew in 1992, she is currently out of service On February 21, 1985, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is located at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum, 12400 Southwest 152nd Street, Miami, FL.

References

• Miami-Dade County listings at National Register of Historic Places
• Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
  • Dade County listings
  • Florida East Coast Railway Locomotive #153
• "Florida East Coast 4-6-2 "Pacific" Type Locomotives". Steamlocomotive.com. http://www.steamlocomotive.com/pacific/?page=fec. Retrieved 2009-03-18. 
• How to Boot a Steam Locomotive, Phil Jern 1990. San Diego Railroad Museum.