. American engineer and railroad journal . • - • • - • • • • •■-• • r.\ ••• • [ COLES NEW LOCOMOTIVE SUPERHEATER. AMERICAS ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 227. ■ hafl ,aiCOLES NEW LOCOMOTIVE SlPKIilllM I li. ERIE PACIFIC TYPE LCCOMOTIVE, WITH SUPER-HEATER. This is the heaviest locomotive of its type. Last month, onpage 172, a photograph and table of leading dimensions waspresented, and as the superheater, applied to two of three loco-motives of this class now running, is specially interesting, be->f its large capacity (763 ft.), it is illustrated in The superheater tubes are contained i
. American engineer and railroad journal . • - • • - • • • • •■-• • r.\ ••• • [ COLES NEW LOCOMOTIVE SUPERHEATER. AMERICAS ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 227. ■ hafl ,aiCOLES NEW LOCOMOTIVE SlPKIilllM I li. ERIE PACIFIC TYPE LCCOMOTIVE, WITH SUPER-HEATER. This is the heaviest locomotive of its type. Last month, onpage 172, a photograph and table of leading dimensions waspresented, and as the superheater, applied to two of three loco-motives of this class now running, is specially interesting, be->f its large capacity (763 ft.), it is illustrated in The superheater tubes are contained in 32 large flues 5 outside diameter swaged down to 4 ins. in diameter at theback tube sheet and enlarged to 5 1-16 ins. in diameter at thefront tube sheet. The superheater tubes are in four sets, ex-tending to within about 30 ins. of the back tube sheet. Theouter tubes are \xk ins. neter and of 8 B. W. G. They are secured to malleable iron saddles, which are seatedIn the large tube, the construction being shown in the en-gravings. The ends of the outer tubes are forged down andclosed by welding to fit these castings. The inner superheater li
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