Valley Railroad 3025

Valley Railroad 3025
No. 3025 at Deep River in 2021.
Type and origin Reference:[1] Power type Steam Builder Tangshan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works Serial number SY1658M[2] Model SY Build date July 1989
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-2  • UIC 1’D1’ Gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Leading dia. 840 mm (33 in; 2.76 ft) Driver dia. 1,370 mm (54 in; 4.49 ft) Trailing dia. 1,000 mm (39 in; 3.3 ft) Wheelbase: ​  • Engine 31 ft 4 in (9.55 m)  • Drivers 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) Length 21,643 mm (852.1 in; 71.007 ft) Width 3,300 mm (130 in; 10.8 ft) Height 4,446 mm (175.0 in; 14.587 ft) Adhesive weight 15 t (33,000 lb; 15,000 kg) Loco weight 84 t (185,000 lb; 84,000 kg) Tender weight 54.5 t (120,000 lb; 54,500 kg) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 9.5 t (21,000 lb; 9,500 kg) Water cap. 25,000 L (6,600 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 4.57 m2 (49.2 sq ft) Boiler pressure 210 psi (1,400 kPa) Heating surface 161 m2 (1,733.0 sq ft) Superheater: ​  • Heating area 65.5 m2 (705.0 sq ft) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 530 mm × 710 mm (21 in × 28 in) Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures Maximum speed 50 mph (80.47 km/h) Power output 1,500 hp (1,100 kW) Tractive effort 20,475 kgf (45,140 lbf; 200.79 kN) Factor of adh. 4.05
Career Operators Knox and Kane Railroad, Connecticut Valley Railroad Class SY Numbers KKRR 1658 KKRR 58 NH 3025 CVRR 3025 Retired 2006 Restored November 25, 2011 Current owner Connecticut Valley Railroad Disposition Operational

Valley Railroad 3025 is a China Railways SY class steam locomotive that was built in 1989 by the Tangshan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works for the Knox and Kane Railroad of Pennsylvania, US, where it remained until that railroad's demise. It was purchased by the Valley Railroad Company of Connecticut in 2008, and later rebuilt as a masquerade of a New Haven J-1 "Mikado" locomotive and re-numbered 3025.^[3]