Chesapeake and Ohio 2716

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-4
• UIC	1′D2′ h2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	33 in (83.820 cm)
Driver dia.	69 in (1.753 m)
Trailing dia.	36 in (91.440 cm) (Lead) ; 43 in (109.220 cm) (Trail)
Tender wheels	36 in (91.440 cm)
Minimum curve	288 ft (88 m) radius/ 20°
Wheelbase	93 ft 2 in (28.40 m) (Total)
Length	105 ft 1+7⁄8 in (32.05 m)
Width	10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)
Height	15 ft 7+1⁄2 in (4.76 m)
Axle load	73,000 lb (37 short tons)
Adhesive weight	292,000 lb (146 short tons)
Loco weight	460,000 lb (230 short tons)
Tender weight	390,000 lb (200 short tons)
Total weight	850,000 lb (420 short tons)
Tender type	21-RG
Fuel type	Coal (to be converted to fuel oil)
Fuel capacity	30 short tons (27 t)
Water cap.	21,000 US gallons (79,000 L; 17,000 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	90 sq ft (8.4 m2)
Boiler:;
• Model	Fire Tube
• Diameter	98 in (2,489 mm)
• Tube plates	19 ft (6 m)
Boiler pressure	245 psi (1.69 MPa)
Feedwater heater	Worthington 5 1/2 SA ; 10,200 US gallon / hr capacity
Heating surface:
• Firebox	465 sq ft (43.2 m2)
• Tubes and flues	4,308 sq ft (400.2 m2)
• Total surface	4,773 sq ft (443.4 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	Type E
• Heating area	1,932 sq ft (179.5 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	26 in × 34 in (660 mm × 864 mm)
Valve gear	Baker
Valve type	Piston valves
Valve travel	8 in (203 mm)
Valve lap	1+11⁄16 in (43 mm)
Valve lead	3⁄16 in (5 mm)
Train heating	Steam heat
Loco brake	Pneumatic, Schedule 8-ET
Train brakes	Pneumatic

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	American Locomotive Company (ALCO)
Serial number	70865
Build date	December 1943

Chesapeake and Ohio 2716
Chesapeake and Ohio 2716
	C&O No. 2716 on display at the Kentucky Railway Museum in November 2013
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	American Locomotive Company (ALCO)
Serial number	70865
Build date	December 1943
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-4
• UIC	1′D2′ h2
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Leading dia.	33 in (83.820 cm)
Driver dia.	69 in (1.753 m)
Trailing dia.	36 in (91.440 cm) (Lead) ; 43 in (109.220 cm) (Trail)
Tender wheels	36 in (91.440 cm)
Minimum curve	288 ft (88 m) radius/ 20°
Wheelbase	93 ft 2 in (28.40 m) (Total)
Length	105 ft 1+7⁄8 in (32.05 m)
Width	10 ft 10 in (3.30 m)
Height	15 ft 7+1⁄2 in (4.76 m)
Axle load	73,000 lb (37 short tons)
Adhesive weight	292,000 lb (146 short tons)
Loco weight	460,000 lb (230 short tons)
Tender weight	390,000 lb (200 short tons)
Total weight	850,000 lb (420 short tons)
Tender type	21-RG
Fuel type	Coal (to be converted to fuel oil)
Fuel capacity	30 short tons (27 t)
Water cap.	21,000 US gallons (79,000 L; 17,000 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	90 sq ft (8.4 m2)
Boiler:;
• Model	Fire Tube
• Diameter	98 in (2,489 mm)
• Tube plates	19 ft (6 m)
Boiler pressure	245 psi (1.69 MPa)
Feedwater heater	Worthington 5 1/2 SA ; 10,200 US gallon / hr capacity
Heating surface:
• Firebox	465 sq ft (43.2 m2)
• Tubes and flues	4,308 sq ft (400.2 m2)
• Total surface	4,773 sq ft (443.4 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	Type E
• Heating area	1,932 sq ft (179.5 m2)
Cylinders	Two, outside
Cylinder size	26 in × 34 in (660 mm × 864 mm)
Valve gear	Baker
Valve type	Piston valves
Valve travel	8 in (203 mm)
Valve lap	1+11⁄16 in (43 mm)
Valve lead	3⁄16 in (5 mm)
Train heating	Steam heat
Loco brake	Pneumatic, Schedule 8-ET
Train brakes	Pneumatic
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	70 mph (112.65 km/h)
Tractive effort	69,350 lbf (308.48 kN) (Engine) ; 14,000 lbf (62.28 kN) (Booster) ; 83,350 lbf (370.76 kN) (Total)
Factor of adh.	4.21 (Engine) ; 4.6 (Booster)
Operators
Career
Operators	Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (1943–1956); Southern Railway (leased from 1981–1982); Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society (leased from 1995–1996); Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation (leased from 2021–present)
Class	K-4
Number in class	17 of 90
Numbers	C&O 2716; SOU 2716; L&N 1992 (cosmetically);
Nicknames	Kanawha
Locale	Eastern United States
Delivered	December 1943
Retired	1956 (revenue service); 1982 (1st excursion service); October 1996 (2nd excursion service)
Preserved	1959
Restored	October 10, 1981 (1st restoration); July 1996 (2nd restoration)
Current owner	Kentucky Railway Museum; Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation (leased operator)
Disposition	Undergoing restoration to operating condition
	References:

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway 2716 is a preserved class "K-4" 2-8-4 "Kanawha" (Berkshire) type steam locomotive built in 1943 by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (C&O). While most railroads referred to these 2-8-4 type locomotives as Berkshires, the C&O referred to them as Kanawhas after the Kanawha River, which flows through West Virginia. Used as a dual service locomotive, No. 2716 and its classmates served the C&O in a variety of duties until being retired from revenue service in 1956.

Donated to the Kentucky Railway Museum of New Haven, Kentucky in 1959, No. 2716 has been restored to operation in excursion service twice since its retirement from the C&O, first in 1981 for the Southern Railway's steam program until 1982, and again in 1996 for a few brief excursions for the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society (FWRHS) in New Haven, Indiana. The locomotive is undergoing an extensive rebuild to operating condition for a third excursion career, under lease by the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corporation.