Spokane Portland & Seattle Z-6 and Z-8 Challengers - Trains Magazine

L-105, the data in the table is based on the two oil-burning Z-6 Challengers 4000 and 4001 owned by the GN during the 1940s.

The table shows horsepower and then tonnage on percent grades all the way up to 2.2%.

Here are the HP and 0.2% grade numbers:

Z-6 4,050 HP and 10,500 tons (4-6-6-4)

N-3 4,200 HP and 11,413 tons (2-8-8-0)

R-1a 4,224 HP and 13,500 tons (2-8-8-2)

R-1b 4,370 HP and 14,470 tons (2-8-8-2)

R-2 5,193 HP and 15,540 tons (2-8-8-2)

The Z-6 had 69-inch drivers and all the others had 63-inch drivers.

All the locomotives in the table were oil-burners.

I hope this is useful info for you!

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