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The Union Railroad was a switching and transfer line owned by U.S. Steel, serving a number of plants in the area and connecting with six trunk line railroads. Operation was only at low speed, thus a leading truck's stability was not required.
30 Νοε 2022 · The biggest was the Union Railroad’s unique 0-10-2, dubbed the “Union” type, weighing in at 644,510 pounds and delivering 90,000 pounds of tractive force, with another 17,150 pounds available from its booster.
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 0-10-2 represents the wheel arrangement of no leading wheels, ten powered and coupled driving wheels on five axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle (usually in a trailing truck).
0-10-2 Union Steam Locomotives The 0-10-2 Union shown above, from the Duluth Missabe and Iron Range, was developed early in the 20th century as a pusher for use at the end of a long ore train. These massive, specialized locomotives were never numerous.
In this video, we take a look at one of the more obscure locomotives of American railroading - the 0-10-2!!
4 Απρ 2004 · Union Railroad 0-10-2 "Union" Locomotives in the USA. Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media. Class U-108b/S7 (Locobase 5976)
Chicago & North Western 0-10-2 "Union" Locomotives in the USA. Class Details by Steve Llanso of Sweat House Media. Class J-1 (Locobase 8384) Data from C & NW 10 - 1952 Locomotive Diagrams supplied in May 2005 by Allen Stanley from his extensive Rail Data Exchange. Works numbers were 45976-45977 in July 1917.
