Train Shed Cyclopedia #47 Locomotives 1940 - 1950s

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Train Shed Cyclopedia #47 Locomotives 1940 - 1950s
Train Shed Cyclopedia #47 Locomotives 1940 - 1950s
Train Shed Cyclopedia #47 (1941) Locomotives of the 1940's & 1950's (Steam) Part 2 from the 1941 Locomotive Cyclopedia 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 builder's art.
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