. Railway mechanical engineer . includ-ing the crosshead gibs and driving wheel hub liners, are ofphosphor bronze. The pedestal wedges and gibs are ofbrass. The firebox is ecjuipped with a power operated fire-door. General Data Gage 4 ft 8>/$ in. Service Heavy Freight ruel Soft coal Tractive effort 52,300 lb. Weight m working order 274,715 lb. Weigkt on Drivers 218,390 lb. VVeifchl on leading lnicj< 26,325 lb. Weight on tiailing truck 30,(XK) lb. V/eight of engine and tender in working order 440,700 lb. Wheel base, driving 20 ft 4 in. Wheel base, total 37 ft 2 in. Wheel base, engine and
. Railway mechanical engineer . includ-ing the crosshead gibs and driving wheel hub liners, are ofphosphor bronze. The pedestal wedges and gibs are ofbrass. The firebox is ecjuipped with a power operated fire-door. General Data Gage 4 ft 8>/$ in. Service Heavy Freight ruel Soft coal Tractive effort 52,300 lb. Weight m working order 274,715 lb. Weigkt on Drivers 218,390 lb. VVeifchl on leading lnicj< 26,325 lb. Weight on tiailing truck 30,(XK) lb. V/eight of engine and tender in working order 440,700 lb. Wheel base, driving 20 ft 4 in. Wheel base, total 37 ft 2 in. Wheel base, engine and tender 71 ft. 3% in. Ratios Weight on drivers -i- tractive effort Total ucight ~ tractive effort Tractive effort X diam. drivers H- -quivalent heating surface* £qui\aicnt heating surface* -r- grate area Firebox beating suiface -r- equivalent heating surface,* per cent Weight on drivers -r- equivalent heating surface* Total weight H- equivalent heating surface* Volume both cylinders cu. ft. Alabama & Vicksburg Type for Heavy Freight Service of the Santa Fe type for heavy freight service on lines wherethe track conditions will not permit the use of motive powerhaving high wheel loads. As far as practicable, the detail parts of the Santa Fe typelocomotives are designed to interchange with those of thePacific and the Mikado type locomotives previously built forthe same road. The following table of dimensions will give the com-parison between these locomotives and the Mikado type. Santa Fe type Mikado type Cylinder dimensions 26 in. by 28 in. 22 in. by 28 in. Drivers, diameter 57 in. 57 in. Steam pressure 185 1b. 20O lb. Grate area sq. ft. 46 sq. ft. Water heating surface sq. ft. sq. ft. Superheating surface 754 sq. ft. 561 sq. ft. Weight on drivers 218,390 1b, 1b. Weight total engine 1b. .17,500 1b. Ti active effort lb. lb. The boiler is a straight top design with a fire tube super-heater.
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