. American engineer and railroad journal . bs. per axle, and for the comparativelylarge diameter of driving wheels employed, which is 57 inches. CYLINDERS. Kind Simple DiaiiictcT and stroke 84 x 88 in. WHEELS. Driving, diamcicr over tires 67 in. 1)1 ivinK journrils, main, diameter and length 10x13 in. Driving journals, others, diameter and lengtll 9J^ x 13 in. BOILER. Style E. W. T. Working pressure ISO lbs. Outside diameter of first ring 74^ in. Iirebox, length and width 108 1/16x6054 in. Tuhes, number and outside diameter 327—2J4 in. rubes, length ,. 14 ft. 9—9/18 Ikating surface, tubes .2,8
. American engineer and railroad journal . bs. per axle, and for the comparativelylarge diameter of driving wheels employed, which is 57 inches. CYLINDERS. Kind Simple DiaiiictcT and stroke 84 x 88 in. WHEELS. Driving, diamcicr over tires 67 in. 1)1 ivinK journrils, main, diameter and length 10x13 in. Driving journals, others, diameter and lengtll 9J^ x 13 in. BOILER. Style E. W. T. Working pressure ISO lbs. Outside diameter of first ring 74^ in. Iirebox, length and width 108 1/16x6054 in. Tuhes, number and outside diameter 327—2J4 in. rubes, length ,. 14 ft. 9—9/18 Ikating surface, tubes .2, sq. ft. Heating surfat^e, firebox sq. ft. Heating surface, total 2, sq. ft. Grate area sq. ft. TENDER. Water capacity 7,400 gals. Coal capacity 11 tons FRESNEL LENS IN RAILROAD SERVICE The problem of getting a light that would carry aroundcurves is one on which the railroads have been working foryears, because it means so much to them from the standpointof safety. The Fresnel lens has been worked on by numerous. NEW SWITCHING LOCOMOTIVES FOR CHICAGO BELT LINE. The tractive effort is 43,290 lbs., providing ample power for the railroads, but there were mechanical problems connected with it service. they were unable to overcome. B. H. Mann, chief signal engineer The latter on the Belt Line imposes some rather peculiar con- of the Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain, has been working for ditions which must be met in switch engine design, and promi- over a year to overcome these defects and has finally succeeded nent among these is the fact that in addition to the requisite of in perfecting the lamp so that it can be used on railroad trains. a locomotive of great power it must necessarily be one capable Service tests have been made recently on the Hot Springs of more than the average speed for this type of locomotive. Special and on both of the through fast trains to Texas. These This, of course, is demanded by the congestion on the Belt Line tests have been m
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