. Bulletin - United States National Museum . re usedfor 15 X 22 inch cylinders. The disadvantages associated withlarge ports were overcome by balanced valves. The light cylinderfastening made without a conventional saddle was praised. Botharticles are reprinted as Appendix 4 for the reader wishing a morecomplete mechanical description. Why hadnt Niles or, for that matter, the other western builderscaptured the local market for locomotives? They built an honest,progressive machine, employed alert and competent technicians anddesigners, and could save local railroads the shipping charges, gen-er
. Bulletin - United States National Museum . re usedfor 15 X 22 inch cylinders. The disadvantages associated withlarge ports were overcome by balanced valves. The light cylinderfastening made without a conventional saddle was praised. Botharticles are reprinted as Appendix 4 for the reader wishing a morecomplete mechanical description. Why hadnt Niles or, for that matter, the other western builderscaptured the local market for locomotives? They built an honest,progressive machine, employed alert and competent technicians anddesigners, and could save local railroads the shipping charges, gen-erally about S800, from eastern shops. Although many other factorswere involved, two basic reasons were prejudice against the westernshops and the easy credit of their eastern adversaries. Most of thewestern railroads were built with eastern capital and were staffedby men from the same section. They not unnaturally preferred the 1*^^ (December 8, 1853), vol. i. p. 643. ^^~ Journal of the Franklin Institute (January igoo), vol. 149, p. 10. 109. Figure 40.— iiiE ??biDNEV, built by Ailes lor the Belletontame and Indiana Rail-road in July 1853. Shown here as rebuilt in 1856 at the Gallon, Ohio, shops ofthe Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis Railroad. Scene isBrightwood, Ind., in the 1870s. {Photo courtesy Ohio State Historical Society.) EXPRESS ENGINE
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