Engines to be used in fast-freight service between frontier and tide water; Baldwin and American locomotives purchased to haul 3000 ton trains with minimum pusher service; dimensions of Baldwin locomotives: cylinders 27 by 30 in.; driving wheels 70 in.; steam pressure 250 lb. per sq. in.; maximum tractive force 66,400 lb.; total engine weight 408,000; total engine wheel base 45 ft. 1 in. (see also Ry. Mech. Engr., vol. 105, no. 5, May 1931, pp. 236-240, 5 figs.)


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    Title :

    Lehigh valley buys two 4-8-4 locomotives


    Additional title:

    Ry. Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 90 , n 14


    Publication date :

    1931


    Size :

    2 pages


    Remarks:

    2 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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