Manual for railroad engineers and engineering students : containing the rules and tables needed for the location, construction, and equipment of railroads as built in the United States (1883)
Vose, George L. (George Leonard), 1831-1910 · Boston : Lee and Shepard · leaf 424
Fig. 159. * The Portland Company build a four-wheeled engine for switching and forbranch service, weighing 30 tons. Cylinders 15 x 24, wheels 61A, and 92between centres. The front draw casting of the engine is pivoted under the Till: LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE. 399 curves, or for considerable speeds, this… … Fig. 160. as built by the Portland Company, at Portland, Me. The cylindersare 16 X 22 inches, and the wheels 5 feet 7 inches in diameter,placed 84 inches from centre to centre. The truck wheels areplaced 5 feet 8 inches from centre to centre. The distance fromthe centre of the truck to the centre…
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