N&W J class (1879)

N&W J class (1879)
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Baldwin Locomotive Works
Build date 1879
Specifications
Configuration 4-4-0
Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity 10,000 lb (4.5 tonnes)
Water cap 6,000 US gal (23,000 l; 5,000 imp gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		 45.1 sq ft (4.19 m2)
Boiler pressure 200 lbf/in2 (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Tubes and flues		 4,693 sq ft (436.0 m2)
 • Firebox 165 sq ft (15.3 m2)
Superheater:
 • Heating area		 2,177 sq ft (202.2 m2)
Cylinders Two
Cylinder size 19 in × 28 in (483 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear Stephenson
Valve type Piston valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort 21,751 lbf (96.75 kN)
Career
Operators Norfolk & Western Railway
Class J
Retired 1900

Norfolk and Western Class J is a Class of 4-4-0 steam locomotives of the Norfolk and Western Railroad, United States. It was built from 1879 at the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Pennsylvania, and was retired in 1900.

This was the first "J" class, and was followed by the J class of 1903 and the J class of 1941.

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