Erie L-1

Erie L-1 class

L-1 #2601 at Port Jervis, New York, June 1911.
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder American Locomotive Company
Build date 1907
Total produced 3
Specifications
Configuration 0-8-8-0
UIC class D′D n4v
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia. 51 in (1,295 mm)
Fuel capacity 16 short tons (14.3 long tons; 14.5 t)
Water cap 8,500 US gal (32,000 l; 7,100 imp gal)
Boiler pressure 215 psi (1.48 MPa)
High-pressure cylinder 25 in × 28 in (635 mm × 711 mm)
Low-pressure cylinder 28 in × 28 in (711 mm × 711 mm)
Valve type
  • High pressure: Piston valves
  • Low pressure: Slide valves
Career
Operators Erie Railroad
Class L-1
Numbers 2600–2602
Retired 1930
Disposition All scrapped

The three L-1 0-8-8-0 steam locomotives of the Erie Railroad, built in 1907 by ALCO, and numbered 2600, 2601 and 2602; were unique in that they were the only articulated camelback locomotives ever built. When built, they were the largest steam locomotives in existence. They were built for pushing service, especially on the heavy grades of the Delaware and Susquehanna Divisions over the Allegheny Mountains. In 1921 they were rebuilt as 2-8-8-2s with more conventionally located cabs. They were taken out of service in 1930 as larger locomotives replaced them.

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