. American engineer . Sections of the Largest Locomotive Boiler; Virginian Railway. and one of the 2-8-8-2 type has a tractive effort of 100,800 crucial point on the entire road is that portion betweenElmore and Clarks Gap, W. Va., on the Deepwater division, adistance of about 14 miles. The last 11J^ miles of this is on per cent, grade with maximum compensated curves of 12 of 4,230 tons over the Clarks Gap grade will be possible. Theroad engine, unaided, will take this train through to Princeton,the terminal of the division. .\part from the great weight and power of the locomotiv
. American engineer . Sections of the Largest Locomotive Boiler; Virginian Railway. and one of the 2-8-8-2 type has a tractive effort of 100,800 crucial point on the entire road is that portion betweenElmore and Clarks Gap, W. Va., on the Deepwater division, adistance of about 14 miles. The last 11J^ miles of this is on per cent, grade with maximum compensated curves of 12 of 4,230 tons over the Clarks Gap grade will be possible. Theroad engine, unaided, will take this train through to Princeton,the terminal of the division. .\part from the great weight and power of the locomotive as awhole, the dimensions of some of the principal parts are im- 287 288 AMERICAN ENGINEER. Vol. 86, Xo.
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