. Railway and Locomotive Engineering . . JS-J TVlE LOCO-MOTIVE IOR THE \- IRON R.\.\it of Motive Power. K.\ILR(Ealdw Loco Works, Builde weigh in working order 198,850 equipment includes slide valves,Walschaerts motion and a lire-brick locomotives handle 2,400 tons ona grade of per cent. The Duluth & Iron Range has re-centlv received from the same liuilders water is sprayed into the boiler nearthe front end, falling into a pan which isfitted tightly against the j,liell at eachside. The front wall of the pan is lowerthan the back wall, s^i that the water
. Railway and Locomotive Engineering . . JS-J TVlE LOCO-MOTIVE IOR THE \- IRON R.\.\it of Motive Power. K.\ILR(Ealdw Loco Works, Builde weigh in working order 198,850 equipment includes slide valves,Walschaerts motion and a lire-brick locomotives handle 2,400 tons ona grade of per cent. The Duluth & Iron Range has re-centlv received from the same liuilders water is sprayed into the boiler nearthe front end, falling into a pan which isfitted tightly against the j,liell at eachside. The front wall of the pan is lowerthan the back wall, s^i that the water over-flows into the lioiler at the greatest pos-silile distance from the firebox. The pan power-gear, however, this difficulty isavoided; as the mechanism in the caboccupies but little roim. antl can be con-veniently located crowding theother fittings. These locomotives are fitted with animproved design of Hodges trailing-. ;;c)MOTi\E EOR rill:: \ kaii Ri lour .Mikado type locomotives which de-\el<ip a tractive force of jiounds,or 32 jier cent, in excessof the Consoli<lation. They will liaul over3.(XX) tons on the grade above mentioned,;ind with higher steaming capacity in pro-portion to the tractive force developed,should make better time and have more is so sloped all deposit accmnulatesin one corner, fmni which it can be easilyremoved through a suitable device has most effective inpreventing the dciiosit of .scale on theboiler sheets and tubes The steam distriliuii<iii is controlled by15-inch jiiston vahis, which are driven truck. The back r(|;ializing beams areplaced diagonally, they coimectdirectly with the trtick spring-links. Therear spring-links are pinned to a bracket,which is bolted to the engine |ilan dispenses with the cross-beamsformerly used, and allows ample room fora large ash-pan.
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