Locomotive catechism; an up-to-date, practical and complete work on the locomotive--treating on the design, construction, repair and running of all kinds of locomotives .. (1908)
Grimshaw, Robert, 1850- [from old catalog] · New York, The N. W. Henley publishing company · leaf 22
ngines is required for work in largecities? A. For hauling freight trains, small drivers, great tractivepower, and short wheel-base; while there is not much boiler-capacity needed for the slow speeds. For passenger service,light engines that do not require great boiler-power by reasonof their… … o> 20 LOCOMOTIVE CATECHISM. speeds; and usually it is well for them to be double-enders orto have valve-gear, etc., permitting them to be run equally wellin either motion. Q. What classes of engine, as regards wheel-base, are mostused for passenger service? A. In America, the eight-wheel…
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