. American engineer and railroad journal . ept the compounds for the Northern Pacific,which we illustrated last March (The American Engineer,Car Builder and Railroad Journal, March, 1897, page 97).The firebox is above the frames, which are straight on top from theforward pedestals to the back ends. The grate area is squarefeet, which is somewhat smaller than that of the other designs. long by 20 inches wide, fastened to the fiiebox on each side forthe purpose of stiffening the sheets and distributing the stressesover a large area. The trucks and the equalizing arrangements are clearly sh
. American engineer and railroad journal . ept the compounds for the Northern Pacific,which we illustrated last March (The American Engineer,Car Builder and Railroad Journal, March, 1897, page 97).The firebox is above the frames, which are straight on top from theforward pedestals to the back ends. The grate area is squarefeet, which is somewhat smaller than that of the other designs. long by 20 inches wide, fastened to the fiiebox on each side forthe purpose of stiffening the sheets and distributing the stressesover a large area. The trucks and the equalizing arrangements are clearly shownin the drawings. The truck springs are over the boxes and themethod of loading the truck is seen in the sectional views. Theforward pair of drivers are equalized with the truck and theothers are equalized with each other, as shown. The arrangement of the attachments on top of the boiler isgood. The bell is immediately back of the stack and thesandbox is back of the bell. The throttle dome is placed on 372 AMERICAN ENGINEER, CAR BUILDER. HEAVY FRElCHT LOCC MOTIVE. Mir XIC N CENTRAL F. W. Johi-stonf. iuperintendint ofMolivi Iover and Machinery. The Brooks Locomotive Works, Buihbrx. AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 873
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