Valley Railroad 3025

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
• UIC	1’D1’
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.	840 mm (33 in; 2.76 ft)
Driver dia.	1,370 mm (54 in; 4.49 ft)
Trailing dia.	1,000 mm (39 in; 3.3 ft)
Wheelbase:
• Engine	31 ft 4 in (9.55 m)
• Drivers	14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Length	21,643 mm (852.1 in; 71.007 ft)
Width	3,300 mm (130 in; 10.8 ft)
Height	4,446 mm (175.0 in; 14.587 ft)
Adhesive weight	15 t (33,000 lb; 15,000 kg)
Loco weight	84 t (185,000 lb; 84,000 kg)
Tender weight	54.5 t (120,000 lb; 54,500 kg)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	9.5 t (21,000 lb; 9,500 kg)
Water cap.	25,000 L (6,600 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	4.57 m2 (49.2 sq ft)
Boiler pressure	210 psi (1,400 kPa)
Heating surface	161 m2 (1,733.0 sq ft)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	65.5 m2 (705.0 sq ft)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	530 mm × 710 mm (21 in × 28 in)
Valve gear	Walschaerts

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Tangshan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works
Serial number	SY-1658M
Model	SY
Build date	July 1989

Valley Railroad 3025
Valley Railroad 3025
	No. 3025 waiting to depart Essex with the North Pole Express excursion, December 17, 2021
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Tangshan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works
Serial number	SY-1658M
Model	SY
Build date	July 1989
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
• UIC	1’D1’
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Leading dia.	840 mm (33 in; 2.76 ft)
Driver dia.	1,370 mm (54 in; 4.49 ft)
Trailing dia.	1,000 mm (39 in; 3.3 ft)
Wheelbase:
• Engine	31 ft 4 in (9.55 m)
• Drivers	14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Length	21,643 mm (852.1 in; 71.007 ft)
Width	3,300 mm (130 in; 10.8 ft)
Height	4,446 mm (175.0 in; 14.587 ft)
Adhesive weight	15 t (33,000 lb; 15,000 kg)
Loco weight	84 t (185,000 lb; 84,000 kg)
Tender weight	54.5 t (120,000 lb; 54,500 kg)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	9.5 t (21,000 lb; 9,500 kg)
Water cap.	25,000 L (6,600 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	4.57 m2 (49.2 sq ft)
Boiler pressure	210 psi (1,400 kPa)
Heating surface	161 m2 (1,733.0 sq ft)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	65.5 m2 (705.0 sq ft)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	530 mm × 710 mm (21 in × 28 in)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	50 mph (80.47 km/h)
Power output	1,500 hp (1,100 kW)
Tractive effort	20,475 kgf (45,140 lbf; 200.79 kN)
Factor of adh.	4.05
Operators
Career
Operators	Knox and Kane Railroad; Valley Railroad
Class	SY
Numbers	K&K 1658; K&K 58; NH 3025; VALE 3025;
Delivered	December 17, 1989
First run	May 19, 1990 (Inaugural K&K run); November 17, 2011 (VALE test run)
Retired	October 2004
Restored	November 14, 2011
Current owner	Valley Railroad
Disposition	Operational
	Reference:

Valley Railroad 3025 is a China Railways SY class 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive. It was built in July 1989 by the Tangshan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Works as SY-1658M, and it was exported to the Knox and Kane Railroad (K&K) in the United States. In 1990, No. 1658 began hauling tourist trains for the K&K between Marienville, Kane, and Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania, and it often operated over the railroad's primary attraction, the Kinzua Bridge. By 2004, the locomotive was put into storage, following a decline in ridership on the K&K.

In March 2008, No. 1658 sustained heavy damage when the shed it was stored in was burned by arsonists. In October, it was sold at an auction to the Valley Railroad (VALE), who shipped it to their Essex, Connecticut location and rebuilt it to cosmetically resemble a New Haven locomotive. Renumbered as No. 3025, the locomotive returned to service, in 2011, and it began hauling tourist trains for the VALE.