Bullard Company 2

Bullard Company No. 2 is a small tank locomotive at Steamtown National Historic Site. It spent its working life as an industrial switcher in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The locomotive joined the Steamtown, USA collection in Bellows Falls, Vermont in June 1963, and is displayed inoperable at Steamtown National Historic Site. It is among the smallest standard gauge locomotives in the world, being no larger than an average car.

Bullard Company 2
Bullard Company #2 on display at Steamtown USA, Bellows Falls VT, C. 1974
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder H. K. Porter, Inc Serial number 7250 Build date October 1937
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-4-0T  • UIC B n2t Gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Driver dia. 26 in (660 mm) Fuel type Oil Boiler pressure 170 lbf/in^2 (1.17 MPa) Cylinders Two, outside Cylinder size 9 in × 14 in (229 mm × 356 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 6,180 lbf (27.5 kN)
Career Operators Bullard Machine Tool Company Numbers 2 Current owner Steamtown National Historic Site Disposition displayed at Steamtown

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• Bullard Company No. 2 at the National Park Service