Canada Atlantic 2-8-0s #690-703
Locomotive· groupNames and numbers
PSC 690-703
1898 – 1905-1
GTR 1362-1375
1905-1 – present
Canada Atlantic 2-8-0s #690-703
date unknown
Members
- Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #690
- Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #691
- Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #692
- Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #693
- Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #694
- Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #695
- Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #696
- Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #697
- Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #698
- Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #699
- Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #700
- Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #701
- Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #702
- Canada Atlantic 2-8-0 #703
Dimensions
as reportedCylinder Stroke: 30"
Cylinder Diameter: 15 1/2" & 26"
Drivers: 56"
Boiler Pressure: 180
Gauge: 4'8 1/2" Play 3/4"
Weights: 183710 - 31740
Boiler Diameter: 68", Wagon Top
Boiler Material: Steel, 11/16" & 3/4" thick, Bill 3233, "Double the number of rivets where smoke box joins shell of boiler. Rivets in foundation ring 7/8" holes 15/16". All longitud seams butt joints with double covering strips.
Fire Door: Oval, 16"x20"
Dome Casing: Iron, painted, helmet shape
Dome: 31 1/2" on wagon top
Jacket Iron: #76 WG Iron Ptd
Bands: Iron, style 9
Lagging: Sectional magnesia
Firebox width: 42"
Firebox length: 120 1/8"
Firebox depth - front: 72 1/4""
Firebox depth - back: 69 1/4"
Stay bolts: Iron, equal to Low Moor. Stay bolts 1" not over 4" c to c
Firebox material: Carnegie Steel
Firebox Tube: 1/2"
Firebox Crown: 1/2"
Firebox Back: 3/8"
Firebox Sides: 3/8"
Foundation ring: 4" deep, double riveted
Crown bars: "inverted T" 6"x5 1/4" not less than 3" above crown
Combustion chamber: -
Crown bolts: 1" with taper fit thro. crown sheet. Button heads below
Hollow stays: -
Tubes material: National loco charcoal Iron #11 WG
Tube ends: Swaged for cop rings both ends.
Tubes no.: 321
Tube diameter: 2"
Tube length: 13'6"
Heating surface - tubes: 2253 sq. ft.
Heating surface - firebox: 202 sq. ft.
Heating surface - total: 2455 sq.ft.
Smoke box extension: with
Netting and Deflec. Plts.: With netting 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 mesh
Cleaning hole and cap: R. & L.
Spark Ejector: To deliver R.&L. with smoke box rigging as sent extra for 8/32 D 496
Boiler working St. Pres.: 180 lbs to be tested to 200 lbs steam pressure, 220 lbs water pressure (240 lbs on second order)
Smoke box: Cast iron smoke box front with liner inside for protection of door. Where smoke box extension is riveted to shell the rivets must not be more than 2 1/2" cens to insure air tight joint.
Safety valves: 2 Richardson encased 3' with relief lever set to 180 lbs
Gauge cocks: * 3 Back
Surface valve: none
Water gauge: * Wis Cen style with lamp
Blow off cock: Front
Dry pipe: Wrot Iron
Fire bricks: on studs
Cleaning plugs: Fire box corners back ones diag, sides & back. 3 each side on OS of wagon top a little above crown. 4 in face plate just above crown. 2 in smk box tube sheet clear of Ech(?) to steam pipes.
Mud drum: Mud drum with cock & pipe to one side operated from cab.
Grate: Rocking and drop
Globe valve: 1 1/4" Globe valve in back of dome for siphon cons. terminating in 1 1/4" gas pipe with nipple
Ash pan, dampers: Front and back
Grate area: 35 sq. ft.
Ash pan depth - front: 34"
Ash pan depth - back: 30"
Total wheel base of eng. & tend. not to exceed: 52'
Limit height: 15 ft.
Limit width: -
Wheel base - driving: 15'1"
Wheel base - rigid: 15'1"
Wheel base - total: 23'9"
Weight - on drivers: about 156000 lbs
Weight - total: about 173000 lbs
Charge as 10.38 E. Weight Photo Sch.2: Guaranteed to haul a load of 1150 to 1200 tons of 2000 lb cars & lading on a grade of 1% combined with curves of 4 1/2 degrees. Track and cars being in good condition.
Cylinders: Back cylinder heads of cast steel
Whistle: Chime
Cylinders - Diameter: HP 15 1/2", LP 26"
Cylinders - Stroke: 30"
Steam ports - length: 28 1/2"
Cylinders - Oilers: Nathan oval pattern triple S.F.Lub.Cop.pipes ("Ball(?) pipe on second order)
Steam ports - width: 2"
Steam ports - bridges: 1 3/4";3 1/2";3 1/4" corrected to 3";2 3/4";1 1/2"
Exhaust ports - length: 28 1/2"
Exhaust ports - width: 4 1/2"
Valves - travel: 5"
Valves - O.S. Lap: HP 7/8"; LP 5/8"
Valves - I.S. Lap: HP 1/8" neg; LP 1/8" neg
Valves - Lead: HP 1/32" ; LP 9/32"
Eccentric throw: 5"
Exhaust nozzles: Double high, Exh pipes to have 8 one inch studs
Cylinder casings: Iron, painted
Cylinder casings - head covers: Steel, finished
St. chest casings: none
St. chest beads: none
St. chest valves: 12" dia piston
Met Pkg (Piston rods, valve stems): U.S. (not spec) valve stems 1 3/4" diam, with strong fillet at neck
Frame: Solid, ped cap cast iron, thimble 2" bolt.
Frame braces: welded
Guides: Steel (brass liners top and bottom on second order)
Oil cups: needle
Cross heads: Cast steel, tinned bearings
Rod oil cups: forged on rods and straps to have plunger (as cos pt.537 on second order)
Wrist pins: steel
Pistons: rods of iron, cast iron rings sprung into solid head
Throttle: balance, brass sleeve on throttle rod
Throttle position: Dome
Eccentric straps: Ajax, in halves, set screws fitted with jam nuts.
Side rods: Solid end, 3 bolts in conn rod straps. Side rods and pins strong.
Driving springs: With one extra leaf more than regular
Drivers - Diameter: 56"
Drivers - Cen. Diameter: 50"
Driver Tires - kind: Midvale, steel, held by shrinkage & shoulder
Driver Tires - flanged: front & back, 3" x 5 1/2"
Driver Tires - plain: 2nd & 3rd, 3" x 6 1/2"
Drivers: Ajax liners on hubs of wheels.
Driving Boxes: Steeled cast iron card 869 approved
Journal width: 8 1/2"
Journal length: 11"
Spring staples: Wrot iron
Pumps: none
Injectors: 2 Monitor No 9, L.&R. (Hancock inspirator on second order)
Pipes, steam: cop.
Pipes, check: cop.
Pipes, feed: iron
Pipes, overflow: iron
Injector check: B.L.W
Position: R.&L.
Steam Heat - couplings: Sewall
Steam Heat - Safety Valve: Any approved
Steam Heat: Car hearing apparatus with Ross regulator valve
Steam gauge: Star Brass Co. (BLW on second order)
Water gauge fittings: Star Brass Co. (BLW on second order)
Water gauge cocks: Star Brass Co. (BLW on second order)
Sand box - Diameter: 31"
Sand box - Pipes: Iron
Sand box - Body: Iron, painted, helmet shape
Sand box: Houston sanding device
Pilot: Wood, to stand 3" from rails
Bumper: Oak
Cab - Material: Ash, steel plates on sides as co's Pt. 420
Drawhead - center above rail: 32 1/2" corrected to Gould coupler similar to pt. 137
Pushing shoes: with
Steps: none
Bumper plate: with
Bumper blocks: none
Foot plate: Securely held to frame as co's print
Plates: BLW property plates on E & T, Pat 28137
Jack Screws: good and strong, 26" high
Truck: 2 wheeled swing bolster, not less than 2 1/4" cradle pins.
Wheel covers: none
Wheels - diam: 30"
Wheels - tread: 4 1/2"
Wheels - kind: Double plate chilled
Journals: Ajax brasses with babbit strips & Ajax liners on hubs of wheels.
Journals - length: 10"
Journals - diameter: 6"
Tires: -
Tender - Wheels: 8
Tender - Frame: 10" Chan (?) Iron, Oak bumpers
Tender - Drawing no.: 435
Tender - Tank: Sloping back into coal hole, 4500
Tender - Gallons, bill: 1504; top & ins 1/4"; OS 3/16"; Bottom 5/16"
Tender - Springs: Elliptic.
Tender - Trucks: Archbar, wood bolster, chain bar laid flat
Tender - Wheels - diam: 33"
Tender - Wheels - tread: 4 1/4"
Tender - Wheels - Kind: Chilled
Tender - Tires: -
Tender - Tool boxes: 3; Two at front & one across back, front of water hole.
Tender - Safety chains: Single
Tender - Drawhead - above rail: 33 1/2"; Gould coupler similar to Pt. 96.
Tender - Brakes: Both trucks, West'g Auto
Tender - Bumper blocks: none
Tender - Weight with fuel and water: about 92000 lbs
Tender: All rivets to be 1/2" dia & 1 1/2" cens. Angle irons 2 1/2" x 3" x 5/16" or 3/8". Tender to be well braced & stayed. Cross bracing of tender strengthened & friction blocks on front truck. Both trucks to have side bearing.
Tender - Water hole: Transverse oval, 17 1/2 x 36" with cover and suitable strainer. Strainer made so that it can be lifted out.
Lamp brackets: Both eng. and tender to have signal lamp brackets as required by amer. std. code of rules.
Running boards: wood; angle iron nosing
Lamp shelf: none
Headlight step: on smoke box and on bumper
Headlight: A&W No 541
Headlight - Reflector to burn: kerosene
Headlight - side nos: none
Handrail - colms: radial
Handrail: Iron
Handrail - clock: none
Bell - stand: iron
Bell: 92 lbs
Steam gauge - stand: iron
Steam gauge: Brass 7"
Flag fixtures: Iron on bumper
Shipment: by rail
Finish: D1; Except Steam gauge brass and main rod to be ptd in chan & fin on edge
Junior laws to: 4.20.98
Painting - style: -
Painting - engine: black, no striping; Aluminum letters as Co's stencils. Figs on sides of tend spaced 10" & on end 8" or less; figs on sides of cab space 3".
Painting - tender: black, no striping
Painting - interior of cab: green
Painting - mark on tank collar: OTTAWA, ARNPRIOR & PARRY SOUND; placed centrally
Number: Cab, front plate, sides of tank, back of tank.
Cylinder Stroke: 30"
Cylinder Diameter: 22"
Drivers: 56"
Boiler Pressure: 170
Weights: 188104 - 37467
Capacity: Estimated to pull 30-35 loaded freight cars.
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History
3 facts
| Date | Statement | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | Built by Baldwin as PSC 690-703 specification #4215 (CA 690-695) and #4457 (CA 696-703) | Railroad History #147 | |
| 1905-1 | Renumbered GTR 1362-1375 | Railroad History #147 | |
| Drawing PA 123716 |