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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 451

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show 174 THE LOCOMOTIVE April, that in spite of a distinct family resemblance, the machine which wasconsidered tremendous no longer ago than 1901 falls far short ofmatching its grandson in girth and stature. It would take eighty ma-chines of the 2,000-kilowatt variety to do the work of the Hell… … Figure i. serves the larger and more compact unit. The difference would, ofcourse, be very much greater if aisles were left between the machines —as would have to be the case if they were spaced far enough apart toallow operation. Just what an immense proposition the Hell Gate turbo-generatoris can…

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