A history of the growth of the steam-engine . e 216 THE MODEKN STEAM-ENGINE. new motor, the success of wMcli, at RainMll, had just thenexcited the attention of the world. This was in 1831, andthe successful working of this little model led to his re-ceiving an order for an engine from the Philadelphia &Germantown Railroad. Mr. Baldwin, after studying thenew engine of the Camden & Amboy road, made his plans,and buUt an engine (Fig. 64), completing it in the autumnof 1832, and setting it in operation November ,23d of thatyear. It was kept at work on that line of road for a periodof 20 years or m
A history of the growth of the steam-engine . e 216 THE MODEKN STEAM-ENGINE. new motor, the success of wMcli, at RainMll, had just thenexcited the attention of the world. This was in 1831, andthe successful working of this little model led to his re-ceiving an order for an engine from the Philadelphia &Germantown Railroad. Mr. Baldwin, after studying thenew engine of the Camden & Amboy road, made his plans,and buUt an engine (Fig. 64), completing it in the autumnof 1832, and setting it in operation November ,23d of thatyear. It was kept at work on that line of road for a periodof 20 years or more. This engine was of Stephensons Planet class, mounted on two driving-wheels 4-| feet indiameter each, and two separate wheels of the same size,uncoupled. The steam-cylinders were 9-J inches in diame-ter, 18 inches stroke of piston, and were placed horizontallyon each side of the smoke-box. The boiler, 2^ feet in diam-eter, contained 72 copper tubes 1^ inches in diameter and 7feet long. The engine cost the railroad company $3,500,. Fia. 64.— Old Ironsides, 1883. On the trial, steam was raised in 20 minutes, and the maxi-mum speed noted was 28 miles an hour. The engine sub-sequently attained a speed of over 30 miles. In 1834, Mr. STEAM-LOCOMOTION ON EAILROADS. 217 Baldwin completed for Mr. E. L. Miller, of Charleston, asix-wheeled engine, the E. L. Miller (Fig. 65), with cyl-inders 10 inches in diameter and 16 inches stroke of piston.
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