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 A.T.& S.F. No. 1073 - Lawrence, Kansas Posted by:  iconions
N 38° 58.348 W 095° 14.319
15S E 306065 N 4316104
This seven acre park is located between 6th and 8th Streets and Kentucky and Tennessee Streets in Lawrence, Kansas. The locomotive is in the northern section on the east side of the park.
Waymark Code: WM13XGG
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 03/07/2021
Views: 2
This is one of one hundred and three 1050 Class Prairie type (2-6-2) locomotives built for the AT&SF by Burnham Williams & Co., an early incarnation of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, between 1902 and 1903 (#1050-#1152). As built, #1073 was a four cylinder Vauclain compound with 17" x 28" high pressure and 28" x 28" low pressure cylinders. The engine consisted of two pistons mounted in line and moving in parallel to drive a common crosshead, one on each side of the locomotive. The valve was on the inside, controlled by Stephenson valve gear.
The main advantage claimed for compounding was lower fuel and water consumption, but the Vauclain arrangement produced uneven forces and excess wear at the crosshead, which increased maintenance costs and largely offset any fuel economies. The complex valve assembly and starter valve that admitted high pressure steam directly to the low pressure cylinder also increased maintenance costs.
By 1900, many US railroads were turning away from compounds and converting those they owned to single-expansion locomotives. The AT&SF simplified all its 1050s between 1910 and 1922 with 23½" x 28" cylinders.
- rgusrail,com website
1073
Donated in 1955 by A.T. & S.F.
Railroad is a 2-6-2 Prairie
type locomotive from 1908
1952 it logged 871,114 miles
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Locomotive Type: (required): Steam
Do you need to pay an entrance fee to view this locomotive? (required): No
How accessible is this locomotive display? (Required): Display is behind a fence, access is limited to viewing only.
If "other" what is the engine type? (optional): Not listed
If a fee is required what is the approximate cost for admittance? (optional): Not listed
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