. American engineer and railroad journal . o this work a test was made between three differentPrairie type engines, one a four-cylinder compound and the other two simple engines. The most important dimensions ofthese three different engines are as follows: 6aVr a o o u tn0) t-, .SS E 01 u0, S S si e . O m ■S 9 > « aBo 0£ .so ■» o 3 « o 4 s 108 200 63 5 141,6110 31,537 2 20^^ X 28 80 66)1 811 85 200 3,343 130,000 3 20x28 75 72 X 102 200 51. 3,534 140,200 25 386 The conclusion reached from the test was that to do thiswork an engine about 15 per cent, more powerful than e
. American engineer and railroad journal . o this work a test was made between three differentPrairie type engines, one a four-cylinder compound and the other two simple engines. The most important dimensions ofthese three different engines are as follows: 6aVr a o o u tn0) t-, .SS E 01 u0, S S si e . O m ■S 9 > « aBo 0£ .so ■» o 3 « o 4 s 108 200 63 5 141,6110 31,537 2 20^^ X 28 80 66)1 811 85 200 3,343 130,000 3 20x28 75 72 X 102 200 51. 3,534 140,200 25 386 The conclusion reached from the test was that to do thiswork an engine about 15 per cent, more powerful than engineNo. 2 was needed, and these heavy engines were designedaccordingly. RATIOS, CHICAGO & ALTON 4 G 2 TYPE. Tractive effort SO-in. wheels 31,600 lbs. Tractive effort 73-in. wheels 34,600 lbs. Heating surface to cylinder volume Tractive weight to heating surface Tractive weight to tractive effort (80-in.) i©y%;^^j Ffexible5tai/s f *-!# o o o o o ^ —f TT
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