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Geared Steam Locomotives |
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TOTAL WEIGHT : | 20,000 lbs. on
Drivers. . |
GAUGE : | 24" or over as
specified . |
OVERALL LENGTH : | 14' 11" over
bumpers. . |
OVERALL WIDTH : | 4' 6" . |
OVERALL HEIGHT : | 7' 1" . |
TRACTIVE EFFORT : | 5000 lbs. on dry
level track. . |
SPEED : | 15 miles per hour maximum or
designed for greater speed if desired . |
ENGINE : | Two Geared Engines, one on
each truck. Double Cylinders 5" x 6" each . |
BOILER : | Of The best grade
locomotive fire box steel. Tubes 1" diameter cold drawn seamless
steel. 218 square feet heating surface in tubes. . |
BRAKES : | On all eight wheels,
operated by hand and steam. . |
WHEELBASE : | Truck wheelbase, each
45'' . |
GENERAL : | This locomotive used
extensively by Road Contractors, Industrial Plants, Logging Camps, For
Switching Purposes, General Contracting, Etc.
This type made in sizes from 10 to 25 tons. |
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