Soo Line L-1 class

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	American Locomotive Company, Schenectady, New York
Order number	Alco: S-934
Serial number	52824–52833
Build date	1913
Total produced	10

Soo Line L-1 class^[1]
Soo Line L-1 class
	Soo Line 1003, a restored L-1 class 2-8-2, operating in Slinger, Wisconsin, on November 2, 2019
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	American Locomotive Company, Schenectady, New York
Order number	Alco: S-934
Serial number	52824–52833
Build date	1913
Total produced	10
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
• UIC	1′D1′ h2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	33 in (838 mm)
Driver dia.	63 in (1,600 mm)
Trailing dia.	42 in (1,067 mm)
Wheelbase	Loco: 35 ft 10 in (10.92 m); Loco & tender: 71 ft 3.5 in (21.73 m)
Length	82 ft 6 in (25.15 m)
Width	10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)
Height	15 ft 5.375 in (4.71 m)
Axle load	58,200 lb (26.4 metric tons)
Adhesive weight	223,800 lb (101.5 metric tons)
Loco weight	297,600 lb (135.0 metric tons)
Tender weight	195,500 lb (88.7 metric tons)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	35,000 lb (15.9 metric tons)
Water cap.	10,000 US gal (38,000 L; 8,300 imp gal)
Boiler pressure	170 lbf/in2 (1.17 MPa)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	28 in × 30 in (711 mm × 762 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	53,940 lbf (239.94 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway (“Soo Line”)
Class	L-1
Numbers	1001–1010
Preserved	#1003
Disposition	One preserved, remainder scrapped

The Soo Line L-1 class was a class of ten 2-8-2 (Mikado) steam locomotives built by the American Locomotive Company in 1913 for the Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway (“Soo Line”).

^ Gjevre, John A. (1990). Saga of the Soo, West from Shoreham (Second ed.). Moorhead, Minnesota: Gjevre Books.