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The locomotive engineer (1888)

Hill, John A. (John Alexander), 1858-1916, Sinclair, Angus, 1841-1919 · New York : American Machinist Pub. Co · leaf 870

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e, but the blast is nearly continuous. This engine is now pulling the Eries limitedtrain out of New York, although she was built forfreight service and has a 62-inch wheel. The writer recently rode over the division onthis machine, and was particularly struck witli thespeed she was capable of, and… … Iween the Are box ends of the boilers there is around iron dome or tuwer, and on each side of thisdome there are mounted vertical cylinders; these arein Ihe cab, the heads being taken off through Iheroof. The main rods are coupled lo disk cranks onU mahler shaft running in boxes on the frame,…

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