. American engineer and railroad journal . Power vs. Economy.—Railroads are not operated to savefuel, nor to have locomotives that it does not cost much tomaintain and operate, and while economy must be consideredas secondary to getting trains over the line, at the same time,the tractive power required, and the limits given within whichto acquire this, make it necessary that locomotives be nowso designed and constructed that more work will be producedper unit of fuel consumed; and the result should be econ-omy. Whether this economy can be derived from the useof turbine, internal combustion, pn
. American engineer and railroad journal . Power vs. Economy.—Railroads are not operated to savefuel, nor to have locomotives that it does not cost much tomaintain and operate, and while economy must be consideredas secondary to getting trains over the line, at the same time,the tractive power required, and the limits given within whichto acquire this, make it necessary that locomotives be nowso designed and constructed that more work will be producedper unit of fuel consumed; and the result should be econ-omy. Whether this economy can be derived from the useof turbine, internal combustion, pneumatic or electric loco- Soction at C C Section at Transom. Section at A A -43 3- -Length over End Sills
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