. Railroad digest . e the width of the tires is 5 1-2 in. The axles are ofsteel, with a wheel seat 9 in. in diameter and bearings of 8in., the diameter at the centre being a quarter of an inchsmaller. The centres of the axle bearings are 3 ft. 10 in. apart, thelength of the bearings being 9 in. and the length of the wheelseat 6 7-S in. The distance from the centre of the trailingwheels to the back buffer plate is 4 ft. 10 in. The bogie axle is also of steel, with a wheel seat whoselength is 7 1-4 in. and diameter a quarter of an inch more thanits length. The bearings are 9 in. long and 6 in. i
. Railroad digest . e the width of the tires is 5 1-2 in. The axles are ofsteel, with a wheel seat 9 in. in diameter and bearings of 8in., the diameter at the centre being a quarter of an inchsmaller. The centres of the axle bearings are 3 ft. 10 in. apart, thelength of the bearings being 9 in. and the length of the wheelseat 6 7-S in. The distance from the centre of the trailingwheels to the back buffer plate is 4 ft. 10 in. The bogie axle is also of steel, with a wheel seat whoselength is 7 1-4 in. and diameter a quarter of an inch more thanits length. The bearings are 9 in. long and 6 in. in diameter,while the distance between centres is 3 ft. 7 in. All the crank pins are of steel, those on the driving wheelsare, for connecting rod. 5 in. in diameter, and 5 in. long, forcoupling rods, 5 3-4 in. in diameter and 3 1-2 in. long. Theother crank pins for the coupling rods are 3 in. long and 4 1-4in. in diameter. The steel boiler is constructed of plates 9-16 in. in thickness. Vol. XL, No. 9 RAILROAD DIGEST. _r^>0 RAILROAD DIGEST September, 1901
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