Florida East Coast 153

Florida East Coast 153 is a historic Florida East Coast Railway 4-6-2 ALCO steam locomotive located in Miami, Florida, USA.

Florida East Coast 153
FEC 153 on display at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderAmerican Locomotive Company
Serial number63262
Build date1922
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-6-2
 • UIC2′C1′ h
Gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.68 in (1.727 m)
Adhesive weight126,500 lb (57.4 t)
Loco weight204,000 lb (92.5 t)
Tender weight162,000 lb (73.5 t)
Fuel typeOil
Fuel capacity3,500 US gallons (13,000 L; 2,900 imp gal)
Water cap.7,300 US gallons (28,000 L; 6,100 imp gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		47.1 sq ft (4.4 m2)
Boiler pressure180 lbf/in2 (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox		160 sq ft (14.9 m2)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area440 sq ft (40.9 m2)
CylindersTwo
Cylinder size22 in × 26 in (559 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Valve type11-inch (279 mm) piston valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort28,314 lbf (125.9 kN)
Factor of adh.4.47
Career
OperatorsFlorida East Coast Railway (1922-1938)
U.S. Sugar (1940-1956)
University of Miami (1956-1966)
Class151
Power class77
Numbers153
Retired1956 (revenue service)
1992 (excursion service)
Restored1957
Current ownerGold Coast Railroad Museum
DispositionOn static display, based in Miami, Florida

History
FEC #153 (left), alongside FEC #113 (right), at Fort Lauderdale, around the 1970s

The locomotive served on the Florida East Coast Railway from 1922 to 1938 and pulled a train carrying President Calvin Coolidge to Miami in 1928. In 1935, when it was in use on the run between Miami and Key West, No. 153 was one of the last locomotives to reach Miami before the hurricane that year destroyed the bridges to the Florida Keys.

After 1938, No. 153 was used as an industrial switcher by the United States Sugar Corporation of Clewiston, Florida. In 1956, it was donated to the University of Miami.

From March 1957 until November 1966, it operated a train called Gold Coast Special in Miami every Sunday. In 1966, it received a major overhaul, after which it was inspected and subsequently certified by the Interstate Commerce Commission.

For pulling the "rescue train" out of Marathon before the Labor Day Hurricane, #153 was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on February 21, 1985. Due to age and damage by Hurricane Andrew in 1992, its been out of service since.[1] It is located at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum, 12400 Southwest 152nd Street, Miami, FL.

See also

References
  1. "Locomotives - ALCO 4-6-2 - FEC #153". Gold Coast Railroad Museum. 2009. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012.
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