Engineering Wonders of the World
Volume I
År: 1945
Serie: Engineering Wonders of the World
Sider: 448
UDK: 600 Eng -gl.
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ENGINEERING WONDERS OF THE WORLD.
Fig. 37.—THE LARGEST PASSENGER LOCOMOTIVE IN THE WORLD
Cylinders, 24 inches by 26 inches. Driving wheels, 6 feet 8 inches. Heating surface, 4,427 square feet. Weight of engine,
123 tons. Engines of this type haul trains of 500 tons, which at one time often required the use of two engines. Walschaert
valve gear. Built for the Pennsylvania Railroad by the American Locomotive Company.
Fig. 38.—“ CONSOLIDATION ” LOCOMOTIVE FOR THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY OF CANADA.
Cylinders, 22 iriches by 30 inches. Driving wheels, 4 feet 3 inches. Heating surface, 3,650 square feet. Weight, 89 tons.
Engines of this class are used for hauling trains of over 1,000 tons for very long journeys of 1,000 miles or more.
Fig. 39.—‘r DECAPOD ” LOCOMOTIVE, BUFFALO, ROCHESTER, AND PITTSBURG RAILWAY.
Cylinders, 21 inches by 28 inches. Driving wheels, 4 feet 4 inches. Heating surface, 3,535 square feet. Weight of engine,
123 tons. These ten-coupled engines are designed for enormous loads. The largest Decapods—the largest non-articulated
engines in the world—are working on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fé Railroad.