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Scientific American, Vol. 78, No. 8 (February 1898) (1898)
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as a 4- driving wheels are 55 inches in diameter, and this com- degree curve. The combined resistance of grade and bination, under the working pressure of 310 pounds of curve renders this a very remarkable performance. At a speed of slightly over 30 miles an hour, with a steam, gives a tractive… … THE LARGEST LOCOMOTIVE EVER CONSTRUCTED. Cylinders, 21x34 inches ; steam pressure, 310 pounds ; weight, 313,750 pounds ; horse power, 3,040 ; drawbar pull, 23 tons ; hauling capacity, 7,700 tons on level. © 1898 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, INC.Patents · Indigo · Munn · Valve · Inches · Scientific American · Bicycle · Feed water · Equestrian statue · Patent office · Pressure cylinder · Indigo white · High pressure · Total weight · Great northern · Wooden model
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