. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . but ratherlessens it. By the way, Mr. De Sanno, I under- Railroading in Early Days. 1!V S. In 1848 Edward S. Norris, of Bush HillWorks, Philadelphia, Pa., under arrange-ment with citizens of Schenectady, N. Y.,entered upon construction of locomotivesat Schenectady, N. Y., and built believe the first wrought-iron drivingwheel constructed in this country wasmade by this firm for the Syracuse &Utica Railroad Company (Mr. David Hen-derson Beggs, master mechanic). It wasupon the Fre
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . but ratherlessens it. By the way, Mr. De Sanno, I under- Railroading in Early Days. 1!V S. In 1848 Edward S. Norris, of Bush HillWorks, Philadelphia, Pa., under arrange-ment with citizens of Schenectady, N. Y.,entered upon construction of locomotivesat Schenectady, N. Y., and built believe the first wrought-iron drivingwheel constructed in this country wasmade by this firm for the Syracuse &Utica Railroad Company (Mr. David Hen-derson Beggs, master mechanic). It wasupon the French principle of motionwork; the wheels were 7 feet engine was called the Lightning—for fast express train duty. It was a fail-ure as regards lasting qualities or dura-bility. The Schenectady firm also madefor the same company the two engines,Diomede and Achilles. They failedto give the satisfaction that Rogers loco-motives gave, being continually in theshop. The poor construction soon be-came embarrassing to the Norris firm andcaused a suspension of construction and. ioevtiutive Enijineerinir DRIVING BOX CELLAR. stand one of the main rods on Mr. Princesengine let go, even if it was short C. , Arizona. Convenient Driving°Box Cellar. Referring to the cut of cellars which ap-peared in September issue of LocomotiveEngineering, will say that while yourreaders are interested, I may contributesomething that I believe has the advan-tage over the Symons cellars, as I think ita hard matter to pack the main journalwith the Symons device, as the eccentricscome close to the box in most engines. Ienclose sketch of a cellar which I saw onpassenger engine No. 905 of the IllinoisCentral. The figures may not be correct,but they are near enough to show the lid or hand hole plate was in theangle or throat of cellar, clear of all ob-struction, and held in place by the cellarpin. The engineer did not know whoseget-up it was. I made further inqui
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