Railway and locomotive engineering - a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock (1902) (14758382091)

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Identifier: railwaylocomotiv15newy (find matches)
Title: Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock
Year: 1901 (1900s)
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Subjects: Railroads Locomotives
Publisher: New York : A. Sinclair Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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a quarter miles. It will cost $100,000.and is expected to be in operation byJuly I. The new road will prove a greatconvenience to the people of the ThirdWard of Pittsburg, Homestead, and tothe residents of the hill district south ofthe borough, where there are practicallyno transportation faciities. The La .A legacy of one thousand dollars hasbeen left to the .\merican Railway Mas-ter Mechanics Association by JeromeWheelock, an old associate member whowas at one time regarded as one of thebest authorities in the association onvalve motion. His legacy may prove abone of contention in the association, asthe money known as the Boston Fundwas until it was spent for scholarships inthe Stevens Institute of Technology-. Wethink the Wheelock legacy should bespent for a similar purpose without lossof time. A scholarship in Purdue Uni-versity would be a very fitting use forthe legacy. That institution is wonder-fully popular among railroad men. 274 RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING June, 1902.
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I« < z swo2 oSou o w The IJHeaviest Locomotive — BaldwinDecapod lor the Santa Fe. Once more the heaviest locomotive hasbeen built, this time by the Baldwin Loco-motive Work for the Atchison, Topeka &Santa Fe road, and the illustration is oneof a large order. There are many interesting details inthese engines most of which will have tobe held over until next month on accountof not being able to get the necessaryengravings ready. These will appear nextmonth. Among the noticeable details, however,are the cranes (one on each side) for han-dling the high pressure cylinders shouldit be necessary to remove them for re-pairs or to handle cylinder heads andvalves. These are hardy appliances andwith the main and side rods now in use,a similar device for this purpose would bewelcomed by many. It will also be no-ticed that the cylinders have a slight in-cline (i inch in 2/* and that the whistleis on its side to save head room. The tractive power figures up to 62,593pounds. The leading d

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