Locomotives assigned to heavy coal traffic across Allegheny Mountains between Clifton Forge, Va, and Hinton, W Va; unusual wheel arrangement consists of two sets of 6-wheel driving units and 6-wheel trailing truck under firebox; arrangement makes possible maximum grate and combustion area and volume; engine, with tender, has total oa length of 126 ft; each weighs 724,500 lb.


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    Title :

    "Mallet" Locomotives for Chesapeake and Ohio railway


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 173 , n 4502


    Publication date :

    1942


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English








    Virginian mallet locomotives

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1921