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PRR D15 PRR #1515 in its official builders' portrait.
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder PRR Altoona Shops[ 1] Build date 1892[ 1] Total produced 1
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 4-4-0 • UIC 2′B nv2 Gauge 4 ft 8+ 1 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm )Leading dia. 42 in (1,067 mm)[ 2] Driver dia.84 in (2,134 mm)[ 2] Wheelbase Coupled: 8 ft 0 in (2.44 m),Loco: 9+ 1 ⁄4 in (8.46 m),Loco & tender: 48 ft 1 in (14.66 m)[ 2] Length 59 ft 7.8 in (18,181 mm)[ 2] Height 14 ft 11.5 in (4,559 mm)[ 2] Axle load 48,500 lb (22.0 tonnes)[ 2] Adhesive weight 84,000 lb (38.1 tonnes)[ 2] Loco weight 145,500 lb (66.0 tonnes)[ 2] Total weight 222,500 lb (100.9 tonnes)[ 2] Fuel type Soft coal Fuel capacity 15,000 lb (6.8 tonnes)[ 2] Water cap. 3,000 US gal (11,000 L; 2,500 imp gal)[ 2] Firebox: • Grate area 30 sq ft (2.8 m2 )[ 2] Boiler pressure 205 lbf/in2 (1.41 MPa) Heating surface: • Firebox 163 sq ft (15.1 m2 )[ 2] • Tubes 1,662 sq ft (154.4 m2 )[ 2] • Total surface 1,825 sq ft (169.5 m2 )[ 2] Cylinders 2 (Lindner compound) High-pressure cylinder 19.5 in × 28 in (495 mm × 711 mm) Low-pressure cylinder 31 in × 28 in (787 mm × 711 mm) Valve gear Stephenson
The class D15 (class T , pre 1895) of the Pennsylvania Railroad comprised a solitary Lindner -system cross compound steam locomotive of 4-4-0 "American" wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation . The sole locomotive was #1515, built in 1892; it had very British lines with a full-length footplate , splashers , a six-wheel tender, and large 84 in (2,134 mm) drivers.[ 3]
References
^ a b Chamberlin, Clint. "PRR Steam Roster" . Northeast Rails . Retrieved 2007-12-30 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Pennsylvania Railroad. "PRR D15 diagram" . PRR.Railfan.net . Retrieved 2007-12-30 . ^ Staufer, Alvin F. and Pennypacker, Bert (1962). Pennsy Power: Steam And Electric Locomotives of the Pennsylvania Railroad 1900–1957 . Staufer. LCCN 62020878 . {{cite book }}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link )
