. Steel rails; their history, properties, strength and manufacture, with notes on the principles of rolling stock and track design . TABLE XI. — AXLE LOADS AND TOTAL WEIGHTS OF FOUR-CYLINDER ARTIC-ULATED COMPOUND (From data furnished by the American Locomotive Company) Type Name of railroad Weight on driving wheels, on hMiding truck, pounds. .Weight on trailing truck, Weight, total of engine Weight of tender Wheel base, driving Wheel base, total of engine 0660 B. & O. Schenectady 334,500 334,500 ,000 10 0 * 10 0 30 8 2662C. & O. Schpnocladv 324,000
. Steel rails; their history, properties, strength and manufacture, with notes on the principles of rolling stock and track design . TABLE XI. — AXLE LOADS AND TOTAL WEIGHTS OF FOUR-CYLINDER ARTIC-ULATED COMPOUND (From data furnished by the American Locomotive Company) Type Name of railroad Weight on driving wheels, on hMiding truck, pounds. .Weight on trailing truck, Weight, total of engine Weight of tender Wheel base, driving Wheel base, total of engine 0660 B. & O. Schenectady 334,500 334,500 ,000 10 0 * 10 0 30 8 2662C. & O. Schpnocladv 324,000 22,000 46,000 392,000 10 0 & 10 0 48 10 2SS2 St. L. it S. F Schonoctailv 150.(K)0 6 & 15 C 56 10 15 Sc 08S0D. it 14 * 14 940 2 pressure of the wheel on the rail 35 5. Effect of Excess Balance and Angularity of Main Rod 20000 I5000 lOCKDO RIOHT SIDE 90 lao Z70 360 ^/^ ^^ ^ ^v / \ / \ X 20000 ISOOO lOOOO sooo y~ ■^^ BD^ 1/ \ y AO Ml. PER HR. 25000 20000 ISOOO lOOOO 5000 // ^- 1/ B-eJi / V J 90 ISO 270 360, 60 40 STARTING. 80000 70000 60000 50000 40000 Al-L DRIVERS 30000 60 Ml. PER HR. RIGHT DRIVEO -^ 5^ EFT DRIVERS O ) !• ■ID •III O ) (• ■ I® Fig. 6.—Rail Pressures. Eight-wheel Engines. (.\m. Ry. M. RI. Assn.) The effect of the excess balance and the angularity of the main rod can be accurately calculated, and is shown on the diagrams given in Figs. 6 to 12.* The calculation for the diagrams given on Figs. 6 and 7 were all made from * Figs. 6 and 7 are taken from Proceedings Am. Ry. M. Mech. Assn., 1895. Figs. 8 to 12 arefrom data kindly furnished by the American Locomotive Co. 36 STEEL RAILS 20000 lOOOO 20000 reooo loooo
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