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English: A giant super-pressure locomotive, No. 8000 of the Canadian Pacific Railway has two low-pressure cylinders, 24 in by 30 in, using superheated steam at 250 lb per sq in, and a high-pressure cylinder 15½ in by 28 in, using superheated steam at 850 lb per sq in. The tractive effort of this 2-10-4 engine is 90,000 lb, and the weight, including tender, is 392½ tons. The ten driving wheels are 5 ft 3 in in diameter.
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Source Railway Wonders of the World, Part 44, Page 1413
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Public domain This Canadian work, of which the author or authors are unknown, is in the public domain in Canada because:
  • It was published before January 1, 1970; or
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(R.S.C., 2020, c. C-42, s. 6.1, R.S.C., 1993, c. C-42, s. 6.1)


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