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Identifier: railwaylocomotiv19newy (find matches)
Title: Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock
Year: 1901 (1900s)
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Subjects: Railroads Locomotives
Publisher: New York : A. Sinclair Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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n the cab with theexception of the rheostats, which areplaced in the boxes over the leading andtrailing wheels. Our illustration shows that the trolley comotive will again take the place of theelectric one. On the part first to be electrified thereare gradients up to 10 per cent, for veryshort distances. The up gradient on thenorth side from Brigue to the middle ofthe tunnel amounts to about 2 per cent.,while on the south side, from the mid lie Electric Engines.The second of the two elecetric enginesbuilt by the Pennsylvania Railroad at theJuniata shops for experimental purposeshas been sent from Altoona to the EastPittsburgh works of the WestinghouseElectric Company, and there equippedwith electrical appliances. The first lo-comotive has not been put in servicesince being recalled to the shops afterthe first trials, when defects were dis-covered. Both locomotives begin aseries of experiments early this month.Tt is reported that the trials will bemade by using the electric locomotives
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NEW YORK CENTRAL ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE. of the tunnel to Iselle, the down gradientamounts to 7 per cent. The total weight of passenger trainswhich can be run through the tunnel is365 tons, and goods trains, 465 tons. The as helpers on the mountain grade, butthe final disposition of the locomotiveswill not be known until the report ofthe trials has been submitted to theofficers of the road. July, 1906. RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING 309 General Correspondence. New Engine Builder in the Field. Editor I send you under separate cover aphotograph of a locomotive built by J. F.Looney. age 14 years, stepson of nightgeneral foreman, O. K. Oakly, of theLouisville & Nashville. I have seen theconstruction; though it is crude,it showswonderful talent in assembling the differ-ent parts together, to its present shape,everything being scraped up from whata boy could get hold of handily.Yours truly, J. H. Jesson. Corbin, Ky. Didnt Believe in Book Larnin.Editor: Uncle George doesnt believe muchi

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  • bookdecade:1900
  • bookcentury:1900
  • booksubject:Railroads
  • booksubject:Locomotives
  • bookpublisher:New_York___A__Sinclair_Co
  • bookcontributor:Carnegie_Library_of_Pittsburgh
  • booksponsor:Lyrasis_Members_and_Sloan_Foundation
  • bookleafnumber:319
  • bookcollection:carnegie_lib_pittsburgh
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