Ancient and modern engineering and the Isthmian canal (1903)
Burr, William H. (William Hubert), 1851-1934 · New York, J. Wiley & Sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 412
called the " Soo Line." It has given so much satisfaction that more of this type but of greater weight are being built for the same company. This engine was limited to Fig. 37. a total weight of 215,000 pounds, with 190,000 pounds on the drivers. 305. The A., T. & S. F. Decapod, the Heaviest… … Fig. 38. Company near Bakersfield, California. It is a tandem compound coal-burner, as shown by the illustration, the high-pressure cylin- der being in front of the low-pressure. The dimensions of cylin- ders are 19 and 32X32 inches stroke, and the driving-wheels are 57 inches in diameter. The…
Civil engineering · Canals, Interoceanic
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