Modern American locomotive engines; their design, construction and management. A practical work for practical men (1883)
Edwards, Emory, b. 1841 · Bridgeport, Conn., Frederick Keppy · leaf 102
es were 2^ inches in diame er, and six feet long.The working of this engine in actual service wasvery satisfactory. Mr. Nicholas W. Darrell was ap-pointed engineer, and ran it from the time it was puton the road. As he had charge of the Best Friendalso, he was the first American locomotive… … ■ FIG. 7. DE WITT CLINTON, 1831. for the Mohawk and Hudson River Railroad, NewYork, in 1831, shortly after the Best Friend and West Point were completed and shipped to Charles-ton. This engine had two cylinders 55^ inches in di-ameter, and 16 inches stroke; four wheels, all drivers,which were 4…
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