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Identifier: scienceofrailways11kirk (find matches)
Title: The science of railways
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Kirkman, Marshall Monroe, 1842-1921
Subjects: Railroads Transportation -- History
Publisher: New York, Chicago : World Railway Pub. Company
Contributing Library: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Churchs steam locomotive for highways. 1832. MOTOR VEHICLE OR HORSELESS WA60K. 521
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MOTOR VEHICLE OR HORSELESS WAGON. The above illustration represents the modern Motor or Horseless Vehicle.The oil and water tanks with which it is supplied are placed under the seat.This vehicle has a power motor equal to four horses, the propelling forcebeing furnished by petroleum. The style of motor vehicles varies, accordingto the ingenuity of the builder or the end sought to be achieved; in some casesit is a coach; in others a carriage, buggy or wagon. The propelling machinerymay be attached to any kind of vehicle. In some instances the vehicle hasthree wheels, one ia front and two behind; in other cases four, as in thisinstance. The wheels of the vehicle depicted above have pneumatic tires androller bearings. The oil supply tank carries suflBcient oil to travel on anaverage one hundred and ten miles. The rate of speed ranges from three totwenty miles per hour. The pipes crossing and re-crossing in front of thedash board are used for cooling the water of the cylinders. The balanc

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  • bookyear:1900
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  • bookcentury:1900
  • bookauthor:Kirkman__Marshall_Monroe__1842_1921
  • booksubject:Railroads
  • booksubject:Transportation____History
  • bookpublisher:New_York__Chicago___World_Railway_Pub__Company
  • bookcontributor:University_of_Illinois_Urbana_Champaign
  • booksponsor:University_of_Illinois_Urbana_Champaign
  • bookleafnumber:528
  • bookcollection:americana
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