. American engineer and railroad journal . Steam Chest and Cover. EIGHT-WHEEL LOCOMOTIVE. CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS & LOUISVILLE Watkeys, Master Mechanic. Brooks Locomotive Works, Builders AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 299. Details of Eight-Wheel Brooks Locomotive, Chi-cago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway. The general dimensions and specifications of thenew eighl-wheel locomotives recently built by theBrooks Locomotive Works for the Chicago, Indian-apolis & Louisville Railway, the Monon route, weregivei with an engraving from a photograph in ourAugust issue, and through the courtesy of the b
. American engineer and railroad journal . Steam Chest and Cover. EIGHT-WHEEL LOCOMOTIVE. CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS & LOUISVILLE Watkeys, Master Mechanic. Brooks Locomotive Works, Builders AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 299. Details of Eight-Wheel Brooks Locomotive, Chi-cago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway. The general dimensions and specifications of thenew eighl-wheel locomotives recently built by theBrooks Locomotive Works for the Chicago, Indian-apolis & Louisville Railway, the Monon route, weregivei with an engraving from a photograph in ourAugust issue, and through the courtesy of the build-ers we now present some of the details of thedesign. The side elevation shows the general appearance ofthe engine, the boiler outline, the running gear andequalizing arrangement. It will be seen that theframes are forged down and that the firebox is abovethem. The firebox is 504 inches wide outside and theframes are spaced 46 inches between centers. Theweight of the back end of the boiler is carried upon abracket resting upon a casting which imparts theload to both bars of the frame and bosses in the lowerpart of this casting support the driver brake equalizer fulcrum is in the form of a yo
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