Great Northern Q-1

The Great Northern Q-1 was a class of 30 2-10-2 "Santa Fe" type steam locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1923 and operated by the Great Northern Railway pulling freight until the late 1950s.

Great Northern Q-1 class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBaldwin Locomotive Works
Serial number57410, 57442, 57517-57532, 57559–57568, 57592, 57593
Build dateNovember-December 1923
Total produced30
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-10-2
 • UIC1′E2′ h1
Gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.33 in (838 mm)
Driver dia.63 in (1,600 mm)
Trailing dia.42 in (1,067 mm)
Tender wheels33 in (838 mm)
WheelbaseLoco & tender: 86.22 ft (26.28 m)
Length98 ft 2 7⁄8 in (29.94 m)
Width11 ft 2 1⁄4 in (3.41 m)
Height16 ft 1 5⁄8 in (4.92 m)
Axle load71,200 lb (32,300 kilograms; 32.3 metric tons)
Adhesive weight342,490 lb (155,350 kilograms; 155.35 metric tons)
Loco weight428,340 lb (194,290 kilograms; 194.29 metric tons)
Tender weightWorking: 324,500 lb (147,200 kilograms; 147.2 metric tons)
Empty: 136,300 lb (61,800 kilograms; 61.8 metric tons)
Total weight752,840 lb (341,480 kilograms; 341.48 metric tons)
Tender typeVanderbilt, Open-bottom
Fuel typeFuel oil
Fuel capacity5,800 US gal (22,000 l; 4,800 imp gal)
Water cap17,000 US gal (64,000 l; 14,000 imp gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		88 sq ft (8.2 m2)
Boiler90 in (2,300 mm)
Boiler pressure225 lbf/in2 (1.55 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox		409 sq ft (38.0 m2)
Superheater:
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 • TypeType E
 • Heating area1,518 sq ft (141.0 m2)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size31 in × 32 in (787 mm × 813 mm)
Valve gearWalschaert
Performance figures
Tractive effort87,131 lbf (387.58 kN)
Factor of adh.3.93
Career
OperatorsGreat Northern
ClassQ-1
Numbers2100–2129
Retired1950-1958
DispositionAll scrapped

History

When the Great Northern received the locomotives, they hauled freight across the system and were rated at pulling 3,000 tons between Whitefish, Montana and Shelby, Montana.[1] Nos. 2101, 2107 and 2120 were assigned to the Mesabi Division ore-steaming on August 20, 1951. However, they would soon be replaced by diesel locomotives and retirement started on January 31, 1950. By May 1958, all have been retired.[2]

Disposition

None of the Q-1s have been preserved.

Roster
NumberBaldwin serial numberDate builtDispositionNotes
210057410November 1923Sold for scrap January 31, 1950.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
210157442November 1923Retired May 1958, sold for scrap.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
210257517November 1923Sold for scrap May 9, 1955.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
210357518November 1923Sold for scrap October 7 1955.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
210457519November 1923Sold for scrap July 16, 1953.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
210557520November 1923Sold for scrap October 7 1955.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
210657521November 1923Sold for scrap August 25, 1955.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
210757522November 1923Retired May 1958, sold for scrap.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
210857523November 1923Sold for scrap October 3, 1950.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
210957524November 1923Sold for scrap May 3, 1952.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
211057525November 1923Sold for scrap October 7 1955.
211157526November 1923Retired August 1951, sold for scrap.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
211257527November 1923Sold for scrap October 7 1955.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
211357528November 1923Sold for scrap December 13, 1954.
211457529November 1923Sold for scrap December 13, 1954.
211557530November 1923Sold for scrap August 16, 1956.
211657531November 1923Sold for scrap August 25, 1955.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
211757532November 1923Sold for scrap August 16, 1956.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
211857559November 1923Sold for scrap January 31, 1950.
211957560November 1923Sold for scrap July 16, 1953.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
212057561November 1923Retired May 1958, sold for scrap.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
212157562November 1923Sold for scrap April 19, 1956.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
212257563November 1923Retired December 1957, scrapped 1962.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
212357564November 1923Sold for scrap May 9, 1955.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
212457565November 1923Sold for scrap December 28, 1954.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
212557566November 1923Sold for scrap April 19, 1956.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
212657567November 1923Sold for scrap August 16, 1956Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
212757568November 1923Retired December 1957, sold for scrap.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
212857592December 1923Retired December 1957, sold for scrap.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.
212957593December 1923Sold for scrap November 19, 1950.Received booster that added 12,200 lbs. of tractive effort.

References
  1. https://steamlocomotive.com/locobase.php?country=USA&wheel=2-10-2&railroad=gn
  2. http://www.greatnorthernempire.net/index2.htm?GNEGNSteamRosterQ1.htm
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