. Railway and Locomotive Engineering. rs th-^r the other. July, 1912. RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. 235 Their cylinders were 15 ins. x 22 ins, anddrivers 5 ft. How proud the Kennebec-ers were of them! Smart? Well, justask some of the old boys. For yearstheir crews tried to prove that they couldcutpull each other. They tried it manytimes, but a load one could wiggle overthe bunch would be duplicated by theother. This rivalry became so keen thatin starting west out of Brunswick theyv. ould hook on to more than they couldtop the hill just west of Brunswick with. cliiiies. and tliis model wa
. Railway and Locomotive Engineering. rs th-^r the other. July, 1912. RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. 235 Their cylinders were 15 ins. x 22 ins, anddrivers 5 ft. How proud the Kennebec-ers were of them! Smart? Well, justask some of the old boys. For yearstheir crews tried to prove that they couldcutpull each other. They tried it manytimes, but a load one could wiggle overthe bunch would be duplicated by theother. This rivalry became so keen thatin starting west out of Brunswick theyv. ould hook on to more than they couldtop the hill just west of Brunswick with. cliiiies. and tliis model was standard withthe Portland Company until about 1888. from hub outwardlyhad not gone completely out of fashion atthis time, as can be seen by the reardriver. The Jose hauled their heaviestpassenger trains for about seven years,then branch trains. She was one of thefastest engines the writer ever workedwith; could pick up a train very quickly,and when main line connections werekite and the engineer had a chance to lot. LOCOMOTIVE NO. 20. PORTLAND & KEXXEBEC R. R. ] Built at the Portland Companys Works, Portland. Mc and used to back down the Bath branch adistance to get a run. These engines pulled freight on the • K. and M. C. R. R. till crowded outby much heavier machines, and were puton branch runs, and about 1893 werebroken up. If you want to hear of someremarkable pulls just start some of theold-timers going on what the Sewall andKennebec could do. Xot all Maine en-gines were extra smart, of course. I amwriting only of those that proved theirmettle. There were many engines enMaine roads that would be of no interestto judge by their performances, but itswdl that the best of the old-timers shouldreceive more than passing notice, and theengines illustrated were worthy of praise. The Portland & Kennebec had a varietyof peculiar old engines, built in the late40s and 50s, the most of which were in-side connected. They tell many remark-able tales of two of them
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