Copper River & Northwestern 2-8-2 #74

Alco Builder’s Photo of CRNW 74

74 was the last new locomotive built for the Copper River & Northwestern. Constructed by Alco’s Brooks Works in August 1917. The locomotive lasted until the end of operations in 1938 and was sold to the Midland Terminal as their #63 in 1940. The Midland eventually sold the engine in December 1948 to the Ferrocarril Noroeste de México (Mexico Northwestern Railway) as their #201. From there, it may have become Ferrocarril Chihuahua al Pacífico #201 before presumably being scrapped.

Key Specifications (right from Alco):

Serial: 58164
Gauge: 4′ 8 1/2″
Cylinders: 20″ diameter x 28″ stroke
Driving Wheel Diameter: 48″
Boiler: 73″ diameter, 180lbs working pressure
Firebox: 95 3/4″ long x 75 1/4″ wide
Fuel type: oil
Tubes: 186 2″ diameter and 26 5-3/8″ diameter, all 17′ long
Heating Surfaces (sq feet): Tubes – 1646, Firebox – 163, Flues – 619, Arch Tubes – 24
Superheater area: 498 sq. feet
Grate Area (sq feet): 50
Tractive effort: 35700 lbs
Factor of Adhesion: 4.14
Wheel base: 13’6″ driving, 29′ 6″ engine total, 63′ 3-3/4″ engine+tender
Weight in service: 18500 lbs leading truck, 148000 lbs driving wheels, 28500 lbs trailing
Tender: 8 wheel, 9000 gal water, 4000 gal oil, working weight 180000 lbs.