. American engineer and railroad journal . all sizes larger than No. 10 it should be 3 in. The meeting was well attended and the discussions wereearnest. Mr. C. H. Hogan, of the New York Central, waselected President for the coming year. The next annual con-vention is to be held in Philadelphia. Russell snow-plows and dangers of various styles are to bebuilt this fall for the following railroad companies: Boston-andAlbany R. R., Central Railroad of New Jersey, Chicago, Mil-waukee & St. Paul Ry., Delaware, Lackwanna & West-ern R. R., New York Central & Hudson River R. NewYork, Chicago & St.
. American engineer and railroad journal . all sizes larger than No. 10 it should be 3 in. The meeting was well attended and the discussions wereearnest. Mr. C. H. Hogan, of the New York Central, waselected President for the coming year. The next annual con-vention is to be held in Philadelphia. Russell snow-plows and dangers of various styles are to bebuilt this fall for the following railroad companies: Boston-andAlbany R. R., Central Railroad of New Jersey, Chicago, Mil-waukee & St. Paul Ry., Delaware, Lackwanna & West-ern R. R., New York Central & Hudson River R. NewYork, Chicago & St. Louis R. R. and New York, Ontario &Western Ry. The cast-steel body bolster illustrated on page 291 of ourSeptember number was credited to Mr. G. A. Akerlind. ChiefDraftsman of the road, who has just informed us that it isthe joint production of himself and Mr. J. T. Carroll, at thetime assistant in the drawing office, now Mechanical Engineerof the Nickel Plate. OCTOBER, 1900. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL 319. HEAVY TWELVE-WHEEL FREIGHT LOCOMOTIVE-MiNNBAPOLiB, St. Paul & Saclt Ste. Marie Railway. VAUCLAIN COMPOUND. Baldwin Locomotive Wokk8, Builders. Weights: Total of engine 207,210 lbs.; on drivers 184,360 lbs.: total engine and tender ,i27,210 lbs. Wheel base : Driving ; total of engine 28 ft.: total of engine and tender .. Cylinders: 17 and 28x 32in. Wheels: Driving, 55in.: truck 30in.; tender 33in. Boiler: Diameter 68 in.: boiler pressure 215 lbs. Firebox: Length 132in.; width 41 in.; depth, front 77in.; depth, back 76 in. Grate area Tubes 344, 2 in ; 15 ft. 7 in. long. Heating surface: Tnbes 2, sq. ft.; firebox ; total 3,015 sq. ft. Tender: Eight-wbeel; water capacity, 7,000 gals ; coalcapacity 9 tons. TWELVE-WHEEL COMPOUND FREIGHT LOCOMOTIVE. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railway. Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. Usually the heaviest freight locomotives are wanted for par-ticular kinds of service, an
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