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Train Shed Cyclopedia #56
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| Locos of the 40s & 50s (Steam) Part 6 from the 1941 Loc Cyc and Railway Mechanical Engineer 64 Full-Size Pages reprinted from the Originals
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Train Shed Cyclopedia #56 Locos of the 40s & 50s (Steam) Part 6 from the 1941 Loc Cyc and Railway Mechanical Engineer 64 Full-Size Pages reprinted from the OriginalsNew Condition Contents: ** American Locomotive Company Delivers Ten Rock Island 4-8-4s Ten modern units make total of 75 4-8-4 freight locomotives These have roller bearings, 21,500 gal. Tenders and 67,000 lb. Tractive force; ** Rock Island Steam Locomotives Modernized Roller bearings and other improvements in 100 locomotives step up performance and cut the repair costs; ** Scooping Water at 80 MPH New York Central has evolved an efficient scoop and a system of tender venting which permits locomotives to take water without reducing speed; ** New York Central Develops High-Capacity 4-8-4 Locomotive Larger boiler built without a dome has 100 sq. ft. of grate and 6,600 sq. ft. of combined heating surface Complete Timken rod installation The tender carries 46 tons of coal; ** Reading T-1 Locomotives Thirty 4-8-4s being built in company shops are designed for fast freight service and have a total engine weight of 441,300 lb. With 68,000 lb. Tractive force Combined heating surface is 6,134 sq. ft. ** Long-Travel Springs on Great Northern Box Cars ** New Devices Rotary Cam Poppet Valves ** Pennsylvania T-1 Locomotives Non-articulated 4-4-4-4 type passenger locomotives are designed to handle a trailing load of 880 tons at a speed of 100 mph on level, tangent track Steam distribution system utilizes poppet valves ** The Pennsylvania Geared Turbine Locomotive The forward turbine develops 6,900 shaft horsepower and drives through double reduction gears to quill gears on two axles One-lever control ** Many pictures and drawings!
** JUST A NOTE: THE SHIPPING PRICE BELOW CAN COVER THE SHIPPING COST ON THREE TRAINS SHIPPED AT THE SAME TIME! **
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