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Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 1702
GSMR No. 1702 awaiting to depart Bryson City, North Carolina for the Nantahala Outdoor Center on June 18, 2022
Type and origin
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number64641
Build dateSeptember 1942
Rebuild date2014-2016
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-0
 • UIC1′D h2
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.2 ft 9 in (838 mm)
Driver dia.4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm)
Wheelbase51 ft 7+3⁄4 in (15.74 m)
Adhesive weight140,000 lb (63,503 kg)
Loco weight161,000 lb (73,028 kg)
Fuel typeOil, formerly coal
Fuel capacityOld tender: 10 t (9.8 long tons; 11 short tons) of coal
New tender: 3,600 US gal (14,000 L; 3,000 imp gal) of fuel oil
Water cap.Old tender: 6,500 US gal (25,000 L; 5,400 imp gal)
New tender: 10,000 US gal (38,000 L; 8,300 imp gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area41 sq ft (3.8 m2)
Boiler5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
maximum diameter
Boiler pressure225 psi (1.55 MPa)
Heating surface:​
 • Firebox136 sq ft (12.6 m2)
 • Tubes1,055 sq ft (98.0 m2)
(150 in or 3,810 mm long ×
2 in or 51 mm diameter)
 • Flues567 sq ft (52.7 m2)
(30 in or 762 mm long ×
5.375 in or 137 mm diameter)
 • Total surface2,253 sq ft (209.3 m2)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area313 sq ft (29.1 m2)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size19 in × 26 in
(482.6 mm × 660.4 mm)
bore x stroke
Valve gearWalschaerts
Valve type10 inches (254 mm) piston valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort31,492 lbf (140.1 kN)
Factor of adh.4.45
Career
OperatorsU.S. Army
Warren and Saline River Railroad
Reader Railroad
Fremont and Elkhorn Valley Railroad
Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
ClassS160
RestoredJuly 21, 2016
Current ownerGreat Smoky Mountains Railroad
DispositionOperational, based in Bryson City, North Carolina

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad 1702, is a S160 class 2-8-0 "Consolidation" type steam locomotive built in September 1942 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, originally for the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war ended, the No. 1702 locomotive worked on three different railroads in Arkansas and Nebraska.

In 1991, it was purchased by the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (GSMR) in Bryson City, North Carolina, where it hauled tourist trains on the half of the former Southern Railway Murphy Branch between Nantahala and Dillsboro, North Carolina. By the end of 2004, the No. 1702 locomotive went out of service due to firebox issues, but was later restored back to operating condition ten years later, and returned to service in 2016.

History

No. 1702 was built in September 1942 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, originally for the U.S. Army, where it was stationed for training purposes at the Fort Bragg military base in Fayetteville, North Carolina during World War II.[1][2] In 1946,[2] after the war ended, the No. 1702 locomotive was sold to the Warren and Saline River Railroad (WSR) in Warren, Arkansas, where its firebox was modified to burn oil while hauling lumber trains.[1][3]

When the WSR was dieselized in 1961, the No. 1702 locomotive was sold to the Reader Railroad in Hot Springs, Arkansas, where it was given a new tender that was originally used behind an extinct Rock Island steam locomotive.[4] Afterwards, the No. 1702 locomotive served tourist operations on the Reader Railroad.[1] In 1985, it was sold again to the Fremont and Elkhorn Valley Railroad in Fremont, Nebraska, where the No. 1702 locomotive ran tourist trains on the former Chicago and North Western line.[1]

No. 1702 leads a special photo charter excursion in Whittier, North Carolina, on September 8, 2017

In late 1991, the No. 1702 locomotive was purchased by the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (GSMR) in Bryson City, North Carolina, where it was significantly altered with a much taller smokestack, modified sand dome, and a widened cab.[1] Afterwards, the GSMR operated the No. 1702 locomotive on the half of the former Southern Railway Murphy Branch between Nantahala and Dillsboro, North Carolina, with the Nantahala Gorge and Tuckasegee River tourist excursions.[5][6]

In late 2004, the No. 1702 locomotive was sidelined due to firebox issues and became disassembled outside the GSMR's workshop in Dillsboro, North Carolina, exposed to the elements.[7] In 2012, the GSMR made an agreement with the Swain County of North Carolina donating US$700,000 to construct a new steam locomotive workshop for the restoration of No. 1702 and installing a new turntable in Bryson City for the locomotive to be turned around.[8] Afterwards, the restoration work of No. 1702 began in mid 2014 and completed in late July 2016 with the locomotive beginning its inaugural Tuckasegee River excursion run to Dillsboro, North Carolina.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e George, Michael; Strack, Frank (2012). Passage Through Time: The Official Guidebook (3rd ed.). Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. pp. 147–148.
  2. ^ a b Plott & Plott (2021), p. 26.
  3. ^ Lewis, Edward A. (1991). American Shortline Railway Guide: Facts, Figures, and Locomotive Rosters for over 500 Short Lines (4th ed.). Kalmbach Media. p. 273. ISBN 0-89024-109-0.
  4. ^ Wrinn, Jim (July 15, 2016). "Welcome back Great Smoky Mountains 1702. Remember that time we went west across the mountain?". Trains. Kalmbach Media. Archived from the original on February 11, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "History". Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. American Heritage Railways. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Steam Powered". Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. American Heritage Railways. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  7. ^ Plott & Plott (2021), p. 187.
  8. ^ "GSMR Steam Engine #1702 Restoration Update". Great Smoky Mountains Railroad. American Heritage Railways. Archived from the original on November 2, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  9. ^ Kays, Holly (August 3, 2016). "Renewed steam engine service excites Bryson, Dillsboro business owners". Smoky Mountain News. Archived from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

Bibliography

Category:2-8-0 locomotives Category:Baldwin locomotives Category:Individual locomotives of the United States Category:Preserved steam locomotives of the United States Category:Railway locomotives introduced in 1942 Category:Standard gauge locomotives of the United States Category:Steam locomotives of the United States Category:United States Army locomotives Category:USATC S160 Class

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