It was originally built for the Big Four Railroad and was numbered 6233, it was renumbered 2933 in 1936 when the locomotive was transferred to the New York Central.
New York Central No. 2933 is a member of class L-2d. It powered freight trains until retirement in 1955.
Preservationedit
The locomotive was reportedly used as a stationary steam boiler in the NYC shops before it was placed in storage. After a request penned by the Kirkwood, Missouri (St. Louis suburb) museum director in 1962, it was donated to the Museum of Transportation there. It had somehow previously escaped the order by then-NYC President Alfred E. Perlman to scrap all steam locomotives, which was accomplished by 1957. This made it the only large New York Central steam locomotive to be donated directly by the railroad.
In May 2017, the museum completed a 10-year-long full cosmetic restoration of the engine.
See alsoedit
New York Central 3001 - Another surviving Mohawk and the largest surviving New York Central steam locomotive.
york, central, 2933, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, februa. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources New York Central 2933 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message New York Central 2933 is 4 8 2 Mohawk Mountain type steam locomotive built in 1929 by the American Locomotive Company for the New York Central Railroad 1 The wheel arrangement is known as the Mountain type on other railroads but the New York Central dubbed them Mohawks after the Mohawk River which the railroad followed It pulled freight trains until being retired in 1955 Today the locomotive is on display at the National Museum of Transportation in Kirkwood Missouri It is the second largest New York Central steam locomotive still in existence and is one of two surviving New York Central Mohawks the other No 3001 is on display at the National New York Central Railroad Museum in Elkhart Indiana New York Central 2933NYC No 2933 on static display at the Museum of Transportation in 2017Type and originPower typeSteamBuilderAmerican Locomotive CompanySerial number68126Build dateOctober 1929SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte4 8 2 UIC2 D1 h2Gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm Driver dia 69 in 1 753 mm Adhesive weight247 500 lb 112 3 tonnes Loco weight369 100 lb 167 4 tonnes Fuel typeCoalFuel capacity28 TonsWater cap 15 000 GallonsFirebox Firegrate area75 3 sq ft 7 00 m2 Boiler pressure225 lbf in2 1 55 MPa Heating surface Firebox373 sq ftCylindersTwoCylinder size27 in 30 in 686 mm 762 mm Valve gearBakerValve typePiston valvesLoco brakeAirTrain brakesAirPerformance figuresMaximum speed60 mph 97 km h Power output3 330 hp 2 480 kW at 39 mph 63 km h Tractive effort60 618 lbf 269 64 kN Factor of adh 4 08CareerOperatorsCleveland Cincinnati Chicago amp St Louis Railway New York Central RailroadClassL 2dNumbersNYC 6233NYC 2933Official nameMohawkRetired1955RestoredMay 2017 cosmetically Current ownerNational Museum of TransportationDispositionOn static display Contents 1 History 2 Preservation 3 See also 4 Footnotes 5 ReferencesHistory editMain article NYC Mohawk It was originally built for the Big Four Railroad and was numbered 6233 it was renumbered 2933 in 1936 when the locomotive was transferred to the New York Central New York Central No 2933 is a member of class L 2d It powered freight trains until retirement in 1955 Preservation editThe locomotive was reportedly used as a stationary steam boiler in the NYC shops before it was placed in storage After a request penned by the Kirkwood Missouri St Louis suburb museum director in 1962 it was donated to the Museum of Transportation there It had somehow previously escaped the order by then NYC President Alfred E Perlman to scrap all steam locomotives which was accomplished by 1957 This made it the only large New York Central steam locomotive to be donated directly by the railroad In May 2017 the museum completed a 10 year long full cosmetic restoration of the engine See also editNew York Central 3001 Another surviving Mohawk and the largest surviving New York Central steam locomotive Footnotes edit Durham 2000 References editSteam in the East Niagaras amp Mohawks New York Central s 4 8 4 Steam Locomotives DVD Sunday River Productions Durham Robert K 2000 New York Central Steam Locomotives and Trains from 1933 to 1943 R K Durham ISBN 978 0 9644 4800 1 Keefe Kevin 2017 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New York Central 2933 amp oldid 1171180745, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
