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.)
Lehigh valley buys two 4-8-4 locomotives
Ry. Age
Railway Age ; 90 , n 14
1931
2 pages
2 Figs.
Article (Journal)
English
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