. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . of the tremendous capacity of a fairly-level railroad for the hauling of freight. This train consists of sixty cars, whichare drawn by a single mogul engine, hav-ing cylinders 19 x 24 inches. The emptyweight of each car is pounds, and itcarries pounds of grain. This givesa total load of tons, handled easilyand safely by a single locomotive. Reck-oning the grain in this train to have beenraised at the rate of 50 bushels an acre,the train contains the product of of land. NEW
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . of the tremendous capacity of a fairly-level railroad for the hauling of freight. This train consists of sixty cars, whichare drawn by a single mogul engine, hav-ing cylinders 19 x 24 inches. The emptyweight of each car is pounds, and itcarries pounds of grain. This givesa total load of tons, handled easilyand safely by a single locomotive. Reck-oning the grain in this train to have beenraised at the rate of 50 bushels an acre,the train contains the product of of land. NEW VOKK CENTKAL CARS. blacksmith of the St. Paul & Duluth,gave some sensible talk on axles. As apractical blacksmith, Mr. Hinkens knowswhat he is talking about, and his wordsought to bear great weight with thosewho are responsible for the safe operatingof railroad rolling stock. We know. he remarked, that thedrop tests demonstrate a superiority ofthe steel axle, but there is often a vastdifference between a drop test and anendurance test. It is like some of ouryoung nun who graduate w
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