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Identifier: railroadengineer63newy (find matches)
Title: The railroad and engineering journal
Year: 1887 (1880s)
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Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads
Publisher: New York : M.N. Forney
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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50°. This arrangement prevents lateral motion betweenthe engine and tender, but does not prevent the necessarymotion in going around a curve. The engine is provided with Gresham & Cravens steamsanding apparatus. The boiler is fed by two No. 9 Fried-man injectors, and the usual working pressure carried is1-6 lbs. The blast-pipe, which is shown in section and inplan in figs. 6 and 7, is of the Vortex type ; above it is
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placed a species of hood or petticoat pipe, which is shownin the front view of the engine. This is really a prolonga-tion of the chimney, and is intended to equalize the dralt. The accompanying illustrations, which are taken Iromthe London Engineer, show a side view of the engine ; afront view with the smoke-box door open ; a rear view ;enlarged views of the reversing gear, of the blast-pipe,and, in fig. 8, of the valve motion, guides and cross-head. The principal dimensions of this engine are as follows : Length of grate 5 ft. Widthofgrate -^ Depth of fire-box 5 • Number of tubes Diameter of tubes outride Length of tubes 13 ft. Diameter of boiler 4 ■* Height of center of boiler above rail 7 ** Length of engine over all ... 33 ** 8^I 3 5 The tender has four wheels only and carries 2,300 galls.of water, which is a sufficient supply for the run from Paristo Rouen, 86 miles. The wheel-base of the tender is 9 ft.8 in. ; great care has been taken to keep down its weightas much as possi

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  • bookyear:1887
  • bookdecade:1880
  • bookcentury:1800
  • booksubject:Railroad_engineering
  • booksubject:Engineering
  • booksubject:Railroads
  • bookpublisher:New_York___M_N__Forney
  • bookcontributor:Carnegie_Library_of_Pittsburgh
  • booksponsor:Lyrasis_Members_and_Sloan_Foundation
  • bookleafnumber:571
  • bookcollection:carnegie_lib_pittsburgh
  • bookcollection:americana
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