Southern Pacific Mt-5

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-8-2
Driver dia.	73 in (1,854.2 mm)
Wheelbase:
• Engine	43 ft
Axle load	61,800 lb (28,000 kg)
Fuel type	oil
Boiler pressure	210 psi (1.45 MPa)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Valve type	Piston

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Southern Pacific's Sacramento Shops
Build date	1929-1930
Total produced	10

Southern Pacific Class Mt-5
Southern Pacific Class Mt-5
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Southern Pacific's Sacramento Shops
Build date	1929-1930
Total produced	10
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-8-2
Driver dia.	73 in (1,854.2 mm)
Wheelbase:
• Engine	43 ft
Axle load	61,800 lb (28,000 kg)
Fuel type	oil
Boiler pressure	210 psi (1.45 MPa)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Valve type	Piston
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	60 Mph
Tractive effort	57,511 lbf (255.82 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Southern Pacific Company
Class	MT-5
Numbers	4367-4376
Locale	California
Retired	1953-1958
Preserved	0
Disposition	All scrapped

The Southern Pacific Class Mt-5 is a class of 4-8-2 Mountain steam locomotives built between 1929 and 1930 by the Southern Pacific's own Sacramento shops. There were 10 locomotives built in the class. They were retired between 1953 and 1958. None survived into preservation.

References

Drury, George H. (1993), Guide to North American Steam Locomotives, Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing Company, p. 365, ISBN 0-89024-206-2, LCCN 93041472

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