. American engineer and railroad journal . that considering the baggage, mail and the passengersthere would be about 450 tons back of the tender. If five min-utes are allowed for each stop, which is pretty close to the timelost in making the stop and regaining a high speed afterward,it will be seen that the average running time of this train was55 miles an hour between stations, and the speeds given at thetime the diagrams were taken show that this was maintained onan average, and often exceeded, throughout the trip. These figures for horse-power may have been exceeded inlocomotive practice, b
. American engineer and railroad journal . that considering the baggage, mail and the passengersthere would be about 450 tons back of the tender. If five min-utes are allowed for each stop, which is pretty close to the timelost in making the stop and regaining a high speed afterward,it will be seen that the average running time of this train was55 miles an hour between stations, and the speeds given at thetime the diagrams were taken show that this was maintained onan average, and often exceeded, throughout the trip. These figures for horse-power may have been exceeded inlocomotive practice, but for long-sustained power we have jiorecord as good as this for a soft coal burning engine, and insuch severe service. It is a remarkable performance. The cards exhibited in the three series. A. B and C, on l)age336, were taken on this run. but with an ordinary train. Se-ries A represents the effect upon the horse-power of increasing*. 3S4 AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. Profile of the C. & N. W. to
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