Hill, John A. (John Alexander), 1858-1916, Sinclair, Angus, 1841-1919 · New York : American Machinist Pub. Co · leaf 787
r the Balti-more & Ohio two fast passenger engines, one ofwhich, the Mercury, is shown on the first page;in 1844 Ibis engine ran 37.0(10 miles, the highestrecord made up to that time. This engine hail a front truck with no other sideframes thun Ihe springs, to the ends of which theaxle-boxes… … n—o—O ElQllT-WUEELER mon blower was here used for Ihe first lime.When finished, this engine was nanird the (Jowan& Marx, after a London firm of bankers. This engine interested the whole railroad worldby her great tractive power. On her trial. Feb.20.1810. she drew from Reading to…
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