Mastodon (steam locomotive)

Mastodon
CPR #229, Mastodon, as she would have appeared in about 1885
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderCentral Pacific's Sacramento, California, shops
Serial number20
Build dateApril 1882
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-8-0
Gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Driver dia.55 in (1,397 mm)
Adhesive weight81,000 lb (37,000 kg)
Loco weight105,850 lb (48,010 kg)
Fuel capacity10,700 lb (4,900 kg)
Water cap.2,500 US gal (9,500 L; 2,100 imp gal)
Boiler pressure135 psi (930 kPa)
Heating surface1,355.3 sq ft (125.91 m2)
Cylinder size19 in × 30 in (483 mm × 762 mm) dia × stroke
Performance figures
Tractive effort22,595 lbf (100,510 N)
Career
OperatorsCentral Pacific,
Southern Pacific
Numbers229; renum. 1950 in 1891; renum. 2800 in 1901; renum. 2925 in 1906
NicknamesMastodon
First runApril 1882
ScrappedJune 29, 1935, Brooklyn shops, Portland, Oregon

Mastodon was the unofficial name of the Central Pacific Railroad's number 229, the world's first successful 4-8-0 steam locomotive.