. American engineer and railroad journal . acticallyevery other large railroad in this country. The passenger traffichas been handled by powerful Atlantic type engines for highspeed work and the ten-wheel locomotives for the heaviertrains.* The freight traffic has been handled almost entirely bythe ten-wheel type of locomotive. Conditions of traffic have lately, however, made it advisable design of the passenger engines that is new or novel. Theyhave 23x28 in. cylinders with 190 lbs. steam pressure, 14 valves and weigh 245,000 lbs., of which 151,000 is ondrivers. The design is very s
. American engineer and railroad journal . acticallyevery other large railroad in this country. The passenger traffichas been handled by powerful Atlantic type engines for highspeed work and the ten-wheel locomotives for the heaviertrains.* The freight traffic has been handled almost entirely bythe ten-wheel type of locomotive. Conditions of traffic have lately, however, made it advisable design of the passenger engines that is new or novel. Theyhave 23x28 in. cylinders with 190 lbs. steam pressure, 14 valves and weigh 245,000 lbs., of which 151,000 is ondrivers. The design is very similar to the locomotives of thesame type which were built by the American Locomotive the Chicago & Alton Railway and were illustrated in theJuly, 1909, issue of this journal, page 268. The most noticeabledifference is the employment of 75 in. drivers instead of 80 careful examination of the general dimensions and ratiosindicates that the vital importance of sufficient boiler capacityhas been well recognized in both
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