Maine Central class L 4-4-0

Maine Central class L

Type and origin
Reference:^[1]
Power type	Steam
Builder	Schenectady Locomotive Works
Build date	1893–1894

Specifications
Configuration	4-4-0
UIC class	2'B
Gauge	4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in (1,435 mm)
Wheelbase	46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) including tender
Loco weight	110,000 lb (49.9 tonnes)
Loco & tender weight	184,000 lb (83.5 tonnes)
Fuel type	Coal
Cylinders	Two

Performance figures
Tractive effort	17,000 lbf (75.6 kN)

Maine Central Railroad Class L locomotives were intended for main line passenger service. They were of 4-4-0 wheel arrangement in the Whyte notation, or "2'B" in UIC classification. They were transferred to branch line passenger service as replaced by class N 4-6-0 locomotives beginning in 1899. Ten numbered 191 to 201 survived United States Railroad Administration operations to appear on a 1923 roster.^[1]

References

1 2 Robertson, Edwin B. Maine Central Steam Locomotives Edwin B. Robertson (1977) Westbrook, Maine pp.20&21

Maine Central Railroad Company

Lines	Main Line Bar Harbor Beecher Falls Belfast Bingham Brunswick Bucksport Calais Eastport Farmington Foxcroft Harmony Hartland Kineo Lewiston Livermore Falls Mountain Princeton Rangeley Rockland Rumford Skowhegan Vanceboro

Subsidiaries	Bridgton and Saco River Railroad Northeast Airlines Portland Terminal Company Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad

Named Trains	Bar Harbor Express Flying Yankee Gull

Steam Locomotives	Class C 4-6-2 470 Class H 4-4-0 Class K 0-6-0 Class L 4-4-0 Class M 2-6-0 Class N 4-6-0 Class O 4-6-0 Class P 2-6-0 Class S 2-8-2 Class W 2-8-0 501 519

Diesel Locomotives	Class DF EMD F3 Class DP EMD E7 Class DRS road switcher Class DS-1 yard switcher Class DS-4 branch line switcher

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