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== PRR K-4 == | |||
P.R.R. K-4 | |||
[[The North American Live Steamer]], Volume 1 Number 6 | |||
Joe Nelson of Los Angeles sends us this photo of his K-4 Pacific. Except for a reservoir under the left running board and the lettering, the engine as shown was on the rails under steam 22 months after starting construction. The specifications are as follows. | |||
* Scale: 1 inch | |||
* Type: Pennsylvania Rail Road K-4 Pacific | |||
* Weight in running order: 379 pounds | |||
* Weight dry: 295 pounds | |||
* Operating pressure: 105 pounds | |||
* Fuel: hard coal | |||
* Bore & Stroke: 1-5/8 inch by 2-5/16 inch | |||
* Valves: Piston, 7/8 OD 9/16 travel | |||
* Boiler: Belpaire - Steel | |||
* Max boiler OD: 7-1/2 inch, 8 inch over lagging | |||
* Grate Area: 6 by 9-1/2 inches | |||
* Tubes: 5/8 inch OD, quantity 20 | |||
* Boiler capacity: 2-3/4 gallons | |||
* Tender capacity: 5.65 gallons & 14-1/2 pounds fuel | |||
* Tractive effort: 31.4 pounds | |||
* Weight on drivers: 148-1/2 pounds | |||
* Weight on leading truck: 50 pounds | |||
* Weight on trailing truck: 49-1/2 pounds | |||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
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* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 3", <i>Live Steam</i>, December 1968 | * "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 3", <i>Live Steam</i>, December 1968 | ||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 4", <i>Live Steam</i>, January 1969 | * "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 4", <i>Live Steam</i>, January 1969 | ||
* | * "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 5", <i>Live Steam</i>, February 1969 | ||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 6", <i>Live Steam</i>, March 1969 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 7", <i>Live Steam</i>, April 1969 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 8", <i>Live Steam</i>, May 1969 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 9", <i>Live Steam</i>, June 1969 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 10", <i>Live Steam</i>, August 1969 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Feed Water System", <i>Live Steam</i>, September 1969 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Feed Water System", <i>Live Steam</i>, October 1969 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Tender Part 1", <i>Live Steam</i>, December 1969 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Tender Part 2", <i>Live Steam</i>, January 1970 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Plumbing Part 1", <i>Live Steam</i>, February 1970 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Plumbing Part 2", <i>Live Steam</i>, March 1970 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Plumbing Part 3", <i>Live Steam</i>, April 1970 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Plumbing Part 4", <i>Live Steam</i>, May 1970 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Brakes Part 1", <i>Live Steam</i>, June 1970 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Brakes Part 2", <i>Live Steam</i>, August 1970 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Brakes Part 3", <i>Live Steam</i>, September 1970 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Brakes Part 4", <i>Live Steam</i>, October 1970 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Brakes Part 5", <i>Live Steam</i>, November 1970 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Fuel and Combustion", <i>Live Steam</i>, December 1970 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Case for Propane", <i>Live Steam</i>, January 1971 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Oil Firing Your Locomotive", <i>Live Steam</i>, February 1971 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 1: Tools, Methods, Accessories", <i>Live Steam</i>, March 1971 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 2: Tools, Methods, Accessories", <i>Live Steam</i>, April 1971 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 3: Tools, Methods, Accessories", <i>Live Steam</i>, May 1971 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 4: Tools, Methods, Accessories", <i>Live Steam</i>, June 1971 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 5: Tools, Methods, Accessories", <i>Live Steam</i>, July 1971 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 6: Tools, Methods, Accessories", <i>Live Steam</i>, August 1971 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 7: Tools, Methods, Accessories", <i>Live Steam</i>, September 1971 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 8: Metal Etching", <i>Live Steam</i>, November 1971 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 9: Tools, Methods, Accessories", <i>Live Steam</i>, December 1971 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 10: Steam Whistle", <i>Live Steam</i>, January 1972 | |||
* "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 16: Steam Whistle", <i>Live Steam</i>, February 1972 | |||
== External Links == | |||
* [http://www.lals.org/galleries/BLSMeet_1975/content/Page_82_large.html Joe Nelson and his 1 inch scale Pennsy K4S at LALS 1975 BLS Meet] |
Latest revision as of 10:16, 12 July 2018
PRR K-4
P.R.R. K-4
The North American Live Steamer, Volume 1 Number 6
Joe Nelson of Los Angeles sends us this photo of his K-4 Pacific. Except for a reservoir under the left running board and the lettering, the engine as shown was on the rails under steam 22 months after starting construction. The specifications are as follows.
- Scale: 1 inch
- Type: Pennsylvania Rail Road K-4 Pacific
- Weight in running order: 379 pounds
- Weight dry: 295 pounds
- Operating pressure: 105 pounds
- Fuel: hard coal
- Bore & Stroke: 1-5/8 inch by 2-5/16 inch
- Valves: Piston, 7/8 OD 9/16 travel
- Boiler: Belpaire - Steel
- Max boiler OD: 7-1/2 inch, 8 inch over lagging
- Grate Area: 6 by 9-1/2 inches
- Tubes: 5/8 inch OD, quantity 20
- Boiler capacity: 2-3/4 gallons
- Tender capacity: 5.65 gallons & 14-1/2 pounds fuel
- Tractive effort: 31.4 pounds
- Weight on drivers: 148-1/2 pounds
- Weight on leading truck: 50 pounds
- Weight on trailing truck: 49-1/2 pounds
Bibliography
- "So You Want To Build A Live Steam Locomotive"
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Table of Contents", Live Steam, October 1966
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Questions Comonly Asked the Live Steam Locomotive Builder", Live Steam, November 1966
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Overall Design: Prototype or Freelance", Live Steam, December 1966
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Tools Required to Build a Live Steam Locomotive", Live Steam, January 1967
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Engineering Data", Live Steam, March 1967
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Frames", Live Steam, April, 1967
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Wheels, Tread and Gauge", Live Steam, June 1967
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Journals and Journal Boxes", Live Steam, August 1967
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Shop Safety Precautions", Live Steam, September 1967
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Cylinders and Their Moving Parts", Live Steam, October 1967
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Boiler: Features and Design Part 3", Live Steam, May 1968
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Boiler: Features and Design Part 4", Live Steam, June 1968
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Boiler: Features and Design Part 5", Live Steam, July 1968
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Smokebox Throttle Part 6", Live Steam, August 1968
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Fabricating the Copper Boiler Part 7", Live Steam, September 1968
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 1", Live Steam, October 1968
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 2", Live Steam, November 1968
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 3", Live Steam, December 1968
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 4", Live Steam, January 1969
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 5", Live Steam, February 1969
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 6", Live Steam, March 1969
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 7", Live Steam, April 1969
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 8", Live Steam, May 1969
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 9", Live Steam, June 1969
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 10", Live Steam, August 1969
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Feed Water System", Live Steam, September 1969
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Feed Water System", Live Steam, October 1969
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Tender Part 1", Live Steam, December 1969
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Tender Part 2", Live Steam, January 1970
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Plumbing Part 1", Live Steam, February 1970
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Plumbing Part 2", Live Steam, March 1970
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Plumbing Part 3", Live Steam, April 1970
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Plumbing Part 4", Live Steam, May 1970
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Brakes Part 1", Live Steam, June 1970
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Brakes Part 2", Live Steam, August 1970
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Brakes Part 3", Live Steam, September 1970
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Brakes Part 4", Live Steam, October 1970
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Brakes Part 5", Live Steam, November 1970
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Fuel and Combustion", Live Steam, December 1970
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Case for Propane", Live Steam, January 1971
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Oil Firing Your Locomotive", Live Steam, February 1971
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 1: Tools, Methods, Accessories", Live Steam, March 1971
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 2: Tools, Methods, Accessories", Live Steam, April 1971
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 3: Tools, Methods, Accessories", Live Steam, May 1971
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 4: Tools, Methods, Accessories", Live Steam, June 1971
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 5: Tools, Methods, Accessories", Live Steam, July 1971
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 6: Tools, Methods, Accessories", Live Steam, August 1971
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 7: Tools, Methods, Accessories", Live Steam, September 1971
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 8: Metal Etching", Live Steam, November 1971
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 9: Tools, Methods, Accessories", Live Steam, December 1971
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 10: Steam Whistle", Live Steam, January 1972
- "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 16: Steam Whistle", Live Steam, February 1972