White Pass & Yukon Route 73

White Pass & Yukon Route 73

White Pass & Yukon Route narrow gauge locomotive #73 in August 2006 at Skagway
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number 73352
Model 12 28¼ E[1]
Build date May 1947
Specifications
Configuration 2-8-2
UIC class 1′D1′ h2
Gauge 3 ft (914 mm)
Driver dia. 44 in (1.118 m)
Wheelbase 55 ft 8 12 in (16.98 m)
Height 12 ft 7 in (3.84 m)
Adhesive weight 108,000 lb (49.0 t)
Loco weight 145,000 lb (65.8 t)
Total weight 248,400 lb (112.7 t)
Fuel type Oil
Fuel capacity 2,500 US gal (9,500 l; 2,100 imp gal)
Water cap 5,000 US gal (19,000 l; 4,200 imp gal)
Firebox:
  Firegrate area
36 sq ft (3.3 m2)
Boiler 64 in (1.63 m) diameter
Boiler pressure 205 lbf/in2 (1.41 MPa)
Heating surface 1,676 sq ft (155.7 m2)
  Tubes 993 sq ft (92.3 m2)
  Flues 555 sq ft (51.6 m2)
  Firebox 114 sq ft (10.6 m2)
Cylinders Two, oudside
Cylinder size 17 in × 22 in (432 mm × 559 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort 25,200 lbf (112.1 kN)
Factor of adh. 4.24
Career
Operators White Pass and Yukon Route
Numbers 73
Retired 1964
Restored 1982
[2]

White Pass & Yukon Route 73 is an operating steam locomotive. It was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the White Pass and Yukon Route in 1947.[3] After retirement in 1964, the locomotive was moved to Bennett, British Columbia, in 1968 for display. In 1979 the locomotive was moved again to Whitehorse, Yukon, this time to be restored. Restoration was completed in 1982, and the locomotive has been back in service since then. It is currently the larger of two operating steam locomotives on the line.

References

  1. "(untitled)". White Pass & Yukon Route. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007.
  2. "White Pass & Yukon 2-8-2 "Mikado" Locomotives of the USA". steamlocomotive.com. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. "Steam Locomotives". White Pass & Yukon Route. Retrieved 30 August 2016.


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