. Official proceedings . The next picture is taken from a Swiss patent granted in1897 to Von Borries for a balanced four-cylinder compound lo-comotive. In this design the cylinders are in the same trans- Four-Cylinder Balanced Compound Locomotives. 83 verse plane, but independent piston valves are used to controlthe distribution of steam to the high and low pressure main rods are all connected to the same After investigating- the various forms of crank axles usedin Europe, the American Locomotive Co. decided upon the Zshape or the design having a diagonal member. The pictur
. Official proceedings . The next picture is taken from a Swiss patent granted in1897 to Von Borries for a balanced four-cylinder compound lo-comotive. In this design the cylinders are in the same trans- Four-Cylinder Balanced Compound Locomotives. 83 verse plane, but independent piston valves are used to controlthe distribution of steam to the high and low pressure main rods are all connected to the same After investigating- the various forms of crank axles usedin Europe, the American Locomotive Co. decided upon the Zshape or the design having a diagonal member. The pictureon the screen now before you shows this form of axle whichwas applied to the New York Central locomotive No. 3000 ex-hibited at the Worlds Fair at St. Louis. The weight of thisaxle finished is 3,200 Ihs. It was forged and finished complete-ly by the Krupp Works at Essen, Germany.
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