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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 425

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drivers, and 23,000 pounds upon the truck. The tender,with 2,000 gallons of water and 3 tons of coal, weighs 42,000pounds. Whole weight of engine and tender 107,000 pounds.The grate is 60 inches long and 34^ inches wide. The fire boxis 60 inches long, 34.V inches wide, and 65 inches deep… … Fig. 161. by Mr. A. Mitchell, division superintendent of machinery uponthe Lehigh Valley Railroad, and intended for fast freight, or forheavy passenger trains. It is an exceedingly efficient machine,and is especially adapted to the passenger traffic for winter ser-vice in the Northern States, so…

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