. American engineer and railroad journal . l. LXVIII, No. ir.] AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 509 as the edges of the headlight stand and running hoards. Twobrass bands encircle the stack, and the handrails are brasstubing. Green is the color used on all painted portions of theengine and tender, and this is relieved by gold-leaf stripiDgs. The buffers at the front end are hinged, so that they can befolded back when not in use. The engine is equipped with the Le Chatelier water-brake,as well as with the latest designs of Westinghouse air-brakeand the American driver-brake. air brake, the pump for winch
. American engineer and railroad journal . l. LXVIII, No. ir.] AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 509 as the edges of the headlight stand and running hoards. Twobrass bands encircle the stack, and the handrails are brasstubing. Green is the color used on all painted portions of theengine and tender, and this is relieved by gold-leaf stripiDgs. The buffers at the front end are hinged, so that they can befolded back when not in use. The engine is equipped with the Le Chatelier water-brake,as well as with the latest designs of Westinghouse air-brakeand the American driver-brake. air brake, the pump for winch is placed on the left-hand sideof the boiler at the back end of the shell. The AmericanBrake Companys horizontal type of locomotive brake is alsoused. A special feature of these engines lies in the use of thePintsch gas headlights. The locomotives, being double enders,are equipped with two 20-in. headlights, supplied with apowerful Argand burner, one headlight being located abovethe smoke-arch and one on top of the tender tank. The signal. MASTODON LOCOMOTIVE FOR THE CENTRAL RAILWAY OF BRAZIL. BUILT BY THE BROOKS LOCOMOTIVE WORKS, DUNKIRK, N. Y. It is intended that two firemen shall be employed, and theyare protected from the weather by the hood projecting overthe gangway, as shown. The other locomotive illustrated is of the suburban type ofmodified Forney design. The cylinders are 18 in. in diam-eter, with a piston stroke of 24 in. The drivers are 62 in. indiameter ; the inside diameter of the smallest boiler ring is58 in., and the fire-box is 8 ft. 0 in. long and 3 ft. 24 in. wideinside the mini ring The total estimated weight of the en- lights, of which there are four, are also arranged for burninggas, and the cab is illuminated by a small Pintsch lamp, pro-tected by a metal-covered globe, a slot in which permits thelight to shine only on the faces of the gauges. The gas sup-ply is carried in a tank hung below the cab floor between theside frames that carry the tender. Recen
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