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Identifier: americanengineer87newy (find matches)
Title: American engineer
Year: 1912 (1910s)
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Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Simmons-Boardman Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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ween them and the consolidations which had previously beenin use on this division, indicate that 20 of the new engines willsupplant 27 of the former. The former engines have a tractiveeffort of 41,360 lbs. The new consolidations are handling 3,130tons eastbound and 3,575 tons westbound at an average speed of20 miles an hour. The old consolidations handled 2,310 tonseastbound and 2,645 tons westbound. The eastbound train loadshave thus been increased 45.4 per cent, and westbound trainloads 35.1 per cent. General diinensions, weights and ratios are given in the fol-lowing table: General Data. Gage 4 ft. SA in. Service Freight Fuel Bit. coal Tractive effort 55.900 lbs. Weight in working order 266,500 lbs. Weight on drivers 236,000 lbs. Weight on leading truck 30,500 lbs. Weight of engine and tender in working order 443,800 lbs. Wheel base, driving 17 ft. Wheel base, total 27 ft. Wheel base, engine aiid tei.der 62 ft. 3 in. 641 642 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION. Vol. 87, No. 12.
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Ueckmhi.u, 1913. AII.WAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION. 643 Ratios. Weight on drivers -4- tractive effort 4.23 Total weight -^ tractive effort 4.77 Tractive effort X diam. drivers -=- equivalent heating surface* 680.0U Kquivalent heating surface* -=- grate area 0.20 Firebox healing surface -H total heating surface, per cent 4.80 Weight on drivers -H equivalent heating surface* 50.30 Total weight -=- equivalent heating surface* 57.00 Volume both cylinders, cu. ft 18.50 Equivalent heating surface -H vol. cylinders .. .253.00 Grate area -j- vol. cylinders 3.60 Cylinders. Kind Simple Uiamctcr and stroke 26 in. .x 30 in. Kind Diameter Greatest traveOutside lap ..Inside clearanLead IVheels. I Jriving, diameter over tires Driving, thickness of tires Driving journals, main, diameter and length 11 Driving journals, others, diameter and length 10^ Engine truck wheels, diameter Engine truck, journals 6j-j BoiU-r. Style W. Working pressure 185 1 Outside diameter of first riny 83 9/16 Firebox, l

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  • bookdecade:1910
  • bookcentury:1900
  • booksubject:Railroad_engineering
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  • booksubject:Railroads
  • booksubject:Railroad_cars
  • bookpublisher:New_York__N_Y____Simmons_Boardman_Pub__Co
  • bookcontributor:Carnegie_Library_of_Pittsburgh
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