Pennsylvania Railroad class D3 explained

PRR D3
Powertype:Steam
Builder:PRR Altoona Works
Builddate:1869–1881
Totalproduction:67
Whytetype:4-4-0
Uicclass:2′B
Leadingdiameter:280NaN0 (D2a)[1]
Driverdiameter:620NaN0
Wheelbase:22feet
Length:54feet
Width:9feet
Height:14feet
Weightondrivers:509501NaN1
Locoweight:791001NaN1
Tenderweight:514001NaN1
Locotenderweight:1305001NaN1
Tendertype:Eight-wheel with water scoop
Fueltype:Soft coal
Fuelcap:80001NaN1
Watercap:2400usgal

The Pennsylvania Railroad's steam locomotive class D3 (formerly Class C, pre-1895) comprised sixty-seven 4-4-0 locomotives intended for general passenger and freight service, constructed at the railroad's own Altoona Works (now owned by Norfolk Southern) during 1869–1881.[2] They were the third standardized class of locomotives on the railroad and the most numerous of the early standard types; they shared many parts with other standard classes.[3]

This design differed from the Class A (later D1) mainly in its smaller drivers for greater tractive effort for freight haulage. Like all the early standardized 4-4-0s on the PRR, the Class C had a wagon-top boiler with steam dome and a firebox between the two driving axles.[4]

References

  1. Web site: Class D3 diagram . Pennsylvania Railroad . PRR.Railfan.net . 2014-01-08.
  2. Web site: PRR Steam Roster . Northeast Rails . 2014-01-08.
  3. Book: Dredge , James . The Pennsylvania Railroad . 1879 . Engineering magazine . London.
  4. Book: Warner , Paul T. . Motive Power Development on the Pennsylvania Railroad System . 1924 . . Philadelphia.