Joseph F Nelson

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PRR K-4

P.R.R. K-4

The North American Live Steamer, Volume 1 Number 6

Joe Nelson of Los Angeles sends us this photo of his K-4 Pacific. Except for a reservoir under the left running board and the lettering, the engine as shown was on the rails under steam 22 months after starting construction. The specifications are as follows.

  • Scale: 1 inch
  • Type: Pennsylvania Rail Road K-4 Pacific
  • Weight in running order: 379 pounds
  • Weight dry: 295 pounds
  • Operating pressure: 105 pounds
  • Fuel: hard coal
  • Bore & Stroke: 1-5/8 inch by 2-5/16 inch
  • Valves: Piston, 7/8 OD 9/16 travel
  • Boiler: Belpaire - Steel
  • Max boiler OD: 7-1/2 inch, 8 inch over lagging
  • Grate Area: 6 by 9-1/2 inches
  • Tubes: 5/8 inch OD, quantity 20
  • Boiler capacity: 2-3/4 gallons
  • Tender capacity: 5.65 gallons & 14-1/2 pounds fuel
  • Tractive effort: 31.4 pounds
  • Weight on drivers: 148-1/2 pounds
  • Weight on leading truck: 50 pounds
  • Weight on trailing truck: 49-1/2 pounds


Bibliography

  • "So You Want To Build A Live Steam Locomotive"
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Table of Contents", Live Steam, October 1966
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Questions Comonly Asked the Live Steam Locomotive Builder", Live Steam, November 1966
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Overall Design: Prototype or Freelance", Live Steam, December 1966
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Tools Required to Build a Live Steam Locomotive", Live Steam, January 1967
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Engineering Data", Live Steam, March 1967
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Frames", Live Steam, April, 1967
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Wheels, Tread and Gauge", Live Steam, June 1967
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Journals and Journal Boxes", Live Steam, August 1967
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Shop Safety Precautions", Live Steam, September 1967
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Cylinders and Their Moving Parts", Live Steam, October 1967
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Boiler: Features and Design Part 3", Live Steam, May 1968
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Boiler: Features and Design Part 4", Live Steam, June 1968
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Boiler: Features and Design Part 5", Live Steam, July 1968
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Smokebox Throttle Part 6", Live Steam, August 1968
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Fabricating the Copper Boiler Part 7", Live Steam, September 1968
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 1", Live Steam, October 1968
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 2", Live Steam, November 1968
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 3", Live Steam, December 1968
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 4", Live Steam, January 1969
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 5", Live Steam, February 1969
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 6", Live Steam, March 1969
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 7", Live Steam, April 1969
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 8", Live Steam, May 1969
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 9", Live Steam, June 1969
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Valve Gear Part 10", Live Steam, August 1969
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Feed Water System", Live Steam, September 1969
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Feed Water System", Live Steam, October 1969
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Tender Part 1", Live Steam, December 1969
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Tender Part 2", Live Steam, January 1970
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Plumbing Part 1", Live Steam, February 1970
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Plumbing Part 2", Live Steam, March 1970
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Plumbing Part 3", Live Steam, April 1970
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Plumbing Part 4", Live Steam, May 1970
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Brakes Part 1", Live Steam, June 1970
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Brakes Part 2", Live Steam, August 1970
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Brakes Part 3", Live Steam, September 1970
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Brakes Part 4", Live Steam, October 1970
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Brakes Part 5", Live Steam, November 1970
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Fuel and Combustion", Live Steam, December 1970
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Case for Propane", Live Steam, January 1971
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive: Oil Firing Your Locomotive", Live Steam, February 1971
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 1: Tools, Methods, Accessories", Live Steam, March 1971
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 2: Tools, Methods, Accessories", Live Steam, April 1971
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 3: Tools, Methods, Accessories", Live Steam, May 1971
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 4: Tools, Methods, Accessories", Live Steam, June 1971
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 5: Tools, Methods, Accessories", Live Steam, July 1971
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 6: Tools, Methods, Accessories", Live Steam, August 1971
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 7: Tools, Methods, Accessories", Live Steam, September 1971
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 8: Metal Etching", Live Steam, November 1971
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 9: Tools, Methods, Accessories", Live Steam, December 1971
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 10: Steam Whistle", Live Steam, January 1972
  • "So You Want to Build a Live Steam Locomotive Part 16: Steam Whistle", Live Steam, February 1972

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