. Railway mechanical engineer . engine. The trucks are of a modified arch bar pedestal type of. Water-Tube Boiler with Superheater light construction. The wheels are 34 in. in diameter andball bearings are used in the journal boxes. The distancebetween truck center pins is 28 ft. The forward truck hasa wheel base of 6 ft. 1 in. and is so arranged that the dis-tance from the center bearing to the front axle is 2 ft. 1 in.,and from the center bearing to the trailing axle the dis-tance is 4 ft., this being done in order to increase the per-centage of weight on the front pair of wheels, which aret
. Railway mechanical engineer . engine. The trucks are of a modified arch bar pedestal type of. Water-Tube Boiler with Superheater light construction. The wheels are 34 in. in diameter andball bearings are used in the journal boxes. The distancebetween truck center pins is 28 ft. The forward truck hasa wheel base of 6 ft. 1 in. and is so arranged that the dis-tance from the center bearing to the front axle is 2 ft. 1 in.,and from the center bearing to the trailing axle the dis-tance is 4 ft., this being done in order to increase the per-centage of weight on the front pair of wheels, which arethe drivers. The rear truck has a wheel base of 5 ft. 6 car is designed for single-end operation, but may bedriven at equal speed in either direction. The weight dis-p)Osition is as follows: Light weight of car comiilctc .59,000 lb. Weight on front driving axle 25,500 lb. Weight on front trailing axle 12,400 lb. Weight on rear truck 21,100 lb. As the weight of the power plant complete with all aux-iliaries is 13,000 lb., the weight of the Ixxly and trucks isbut 46,000 lb. The Water-Tu
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