. Railway mechanical engineer . e-livered to that railroad l)y the same builders during federalcontrol. The new locomotiv^.s were built at the Schenectadyworks of the American Locomotive Company. The selec-tion of this type for freigiit service is particularly significantin view of the fact that the railroad has also had experiencewith Mikado and Santa Fe type locomotives of recent de-sign. The construction of a large, well-designed classification tance of appro.\imately 110 miles. As this portion of therailroad is a two track line over which moves a large por-tion of the fast passenger servic
. Railway mechanical engineer . e-livered to that railroad l)y the same builders during federalcontrol. The new locomotiv^.s were built at the Schenectadyworks of the American Locomotive Company. The selec-tion of this type for freigiit service is particularly significantin view of the fact that the railroad has also had experiencewith Mikado and Santa Fe type locomotives of recent de-sign. The construction of a large, well-designed classification tance of appro.\imately 110 miles. As this portion of therailroad is a two track line over which moves a large por-tion of the fast passenger service between New York andBoston, the necessity for a locomotive that can handle thesefreight trains at sustained speed is apparent. Performance Characteristics The light Mountain type was the last of the standard de-signs to be prepared by the Railroad Administration butthe first of these locomotives completed by the AmericanLocomotive Company was consigned to the New performance of these first ^fountain type locomotives. Mountain Type Locomotive for Fast Freight Service yard at Cedar Hill, near New Haven, Conn., which wasdescriljed in the July 30, 1920, issue of the Railway Age hasplaced the New Haven in a Ijetter position to utilize heavypower in freight service. It has always Ijeen a difficultmatter on the Xew Haven to heavy tonnage trainsregularly for through movement on account of the characterof the territory served and it may be possible that the po-tential tonnage rating of the Santa Fe type locomotiveswould be in excess of the practical limitations on this sectionon the line. On the other hand, the Mountain type shouldbe al^le to demonstrate sustained speed with full tonnagetrains in excess of the Mikado ty])e locomotives. The new Mountain type locomotive will operate mainly inthrough service between New Haven and Providence, a dis- has been generally satisfactory and the new locomotives donot differ from them in any marked degree except for theadditio
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