Florida East Coast 153

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
• UIC	2′C1′ h
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	68 in (1.727 m)
Adhesive weight	126,500 lb (57.4 t)
Loco weight	204,000 lb (92.5 t)
Tender weight	162,000 lb (73.5 t)
Fuel type	Oil
Fuel capacity	3,500 US gallons (13,000 L; 2,900 imp gal)
Water cap.	7,300 US gallons (28,000 L; 6,100 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	47.1 sq ft (4.4 m2)
Boiler pressure	180 lbf/in2 (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	160 sq ft (14.9 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	440 sq ft (40.9 m2)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	22 in × 26 in (559 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Valve type	11-inch (279 mm) piston valves

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	American Locomotive Company
Serial number	63262
Build date	1922

Florida East Coast 153
Florida East Coast 153
	FEC 153 on display at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	American Locomotive Company
Serial number	63262
Build date	1922
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-6-2
• UIC	2′C1′ h
Gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Driver dia.	68 in (1.727 m)
Adhesive weight	126,500 lb (57.4 t)
Loco weight	204,000 lb (92.5 t)
Tender weight	162,000 lb (73.5 t)
Fuel type	Oil
Fuel capacity	3,500 US gallons (13,000 L; 2,900 imp gal)
Water cap.	7,300 US gallons (28,000 L; 6,100 imp gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	47.1 sq ft (4.4 m2)
Boiler pressure	180 lbf/in2 (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	160 sq ft (14.9 m2)
Superheater:;
• Heating area	440 sq ft (40.9 m2)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	22 in × 26 in (559 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Valve type	11-inch (279 mm) piston valves
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	28,314 lbf (125.9 kN)
Factor of adh.	4.47
Operators
Career
Operators	Florida East Coast Railway (1922-1938) ; U.S. Sugar (1940-1956) ; University of Miami (1956-1966)
Class	151
Power class	77
Numbers	153
Retired	1956 (revenue service); 1992 (excursion service)
Restored	1957
Current owner	Gold Coast Railroad Museum
Disposition	On static display, based in Miami, Florida

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

History[edit]

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, it's been out of service since.^[1] It is located at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum, 12400 Southwest 152nd Street, Miami, FL.