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Train Shed Cyclopedia #47
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| (1941) Locos of the 40s & 50s (Steam) Part 2 from the 1941 Loc Cyc and Railway Mechanical Engineer 64 full-size pages Reprinted from the Originals
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Train Shed Cyclopedia #47 (1941) Locos of the 40s & 50s (Steam) Part 2 from the 1941 Loc Cyc and Railway Mechanical Engineer 64 full-size pages Reprinted from the Originals Contents of this issue include the following articles with Drawings and Pictures: ** Twelve Coal-Burning 2-8-8-4 Locomotives for S. P.; these locomotives, built by Lima, are similar in capacity to the oil-burning Locomotives which operate cab ahead ** They are in heavy passenger and freight service between El Paso Tex., and Tucumcari, N.M. ** Low Water Alarm with Two Warning Whistles ** DM & IR Locomotives; Articulated units are designed to haul 6,000 ton trains without the necessity of making fuel or water stops Tractive force, 140,000 lb.; weight on drivers,695,000 lb. ** B & O 2-8-8-4 Locomotives; Baldwin builds 20 articulated single expansion freight locomotives for service on heavy main-line grades ** Alco Builds Twenty D&H Locomotives; Single expansion 4-6-6-4 type are for fast freight service - With starting tractive force of 94,400 lb., they will effect a material reduction in double heading and helper service on a line with 1.5 percent maximum grades ** Western Maryland Buys 4-6-6-4 Type Locomotives; Baldwin Locomotive Works now delivering 12 articulated locomotives which develop 95,500 lb. tractive force, have 5,770 sq. ft. of combined heating surface, and 118.8 sq. ft. grate area These locomotives are replacing 2-10-0 type between Hagerstown and Connellsville ** Union Pacific Gets 20 More 4-6-6-4 Steam Locomotives The third order of this wheel arrangement since 1936 The new locomotives have a higher boiler pressure and smaller cylinders There are 14 wheels on the tender ** Baldwin Single Expansion Articulated Locomotives ** Union Pacific Buys Twenty 4-8-8-4 Locomotives Heaviest single-expansion articulated locomotives to handle maximum tonnage without helpers on 1.14 per cent mountain grades Running gear distinguished by high degree of controlled flexibility ** 7000 hp., 4-8-8-4 Type Locomotives for the Union Pacific Capacity and features of construction make these engines outstanding examples of the locomotive builders art. Condition NEW!
** JUST A NOTE: THE SHIPPING PRICE BELOW CAN COVER THE SHIPPING COST ON THREE TRAINS SHIPPED AT THE SAME TIME! **
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