. The railroad and engineering journal . ubes. The engine weighs 60tons, of which about 17 tons are carried on the truck, 36 tonson the drivers, and 7 tons on the bearing-wheels. The cylindersare ig in. diameter and 24 in. stroke. The engine, as might be expected from the weight and thelong wheel-base, is a very steady-running one. It also workedwith remarkable smoothness for a new locomotive. The quickand comparatively quiet exhaust is a striking feature to anyone riding in the cab. The Darwin will probably remain on the New York, Provi-dence & Boston road for a short time, and will then be t
. The railroad and engineering journal . ubes. The engine weighs 60tons, of which about 17 tons are carried on the truck, 36 tonson the drivers, and 7 tons on the bearing-wheels. The cylindersare ig in. diameter and 24 in. stroke. The engine, as might be expected from the weight and thelong wheel-base, is a very steady-running one. It also workedwith remarkable smoothness for a new locomotive. The quickand comparatively quiet exhaust is a striking feature to anyone riding in the cab. The Darwin will probably remain on the New York, Provi-dence & Boston road for a short time, and will then be tried onseveral other lines. The Vogelsang Screw Propeller. Tin; accompanying illustrations represent a new form ofscrew propeller invented by Mr. Alexander Vogelsang, whichhas been in use for some time with very favorable results, itsapplication having in several vessels increased the speed with-out increasing the consumption of coal, in some cases evendiminishing it. It is a four-bladed screw, either cast in one piece or with On Monday, December 3, on the invitation of the StrongLocomotive Company, a party of gentlemen interested wit-nessed the performance of this locomotive on the regular ShoreLine Express, this train being taken from Groton to Provi-dence, 63 miles, by the Darwin. The party returned from Prov-idence to Groton on the following day, on the regular expresstrain, leaving at , with the same engine. On the trip eastward the train, which consisted of eight cars,left Groton 32 minutes late, and 17 minutes of this time wasmade up on the trip, the run of 63 miles being made in i hour40 minutes, with five stops. The road is generally in very goodcondition, but on the 13 miles from Stonington to Groton workis in progress on a second track, and the changes at bridges,culverts, etc., made slow running necessary. The best speedmade on this trip was 13 miles in 15 minutes, from Greenwichto Providence. On the return trip the run from Providence to WickfordJu
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