Sumter & Choctaw 102

Sumter & Choctaw 102 is a preserved 2-8-2 steam locomotive at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[4] It spent its career on the Sumter & Choctaw Railway and was retired in 1962 and donated to the National Railroad Museum. In the 1980s, the tender of the locomotive was replaced with a tender equipped with two diesel engines. Thus, the locomotive became a moving display. In 2007, one of the diesel engines was replaced with a more powerful engine so that it can now pull trains.[3]

Sumter & Choctaw 102
Type and origin
Power typesteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works[1]
Serial number57778
Build dateJune 1924[2]
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-2
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.44 in (1.1 m)[2]
Adhesive weight98,000 lb (44,000 kg)[2]
Loco weight128,000 lb (58,000 kg)[2]
Fuel typeCoal[2]
Boiler pressure180 psi (1.2 MPa)[2]
Cylinder size17 in (430 mm) × 24 in (610 mm)[2]
Performance figures
Tractive effort24,100 lbf (107 kN)[2]
Career
OperatorsSumter & Choctaw Railway
Numbers102
Retired1962[3]
Current ownerNational Railroad Museum
Dispositionmoving display

References
  1. "Monochrome Steam Collection". Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  2. "Steam Locomotive Information" (cfm). Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  3. "National Railroad Museum overhauls diesel-powered 2-8-2". Trains News Wire. Kalmbach Publishing. 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
  4. "Surviving Steam Locomotives in Wisconsin". Retrieved 2007-11-29.


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