Identifier: railwaymechanica94newy (find matches)
Title: Railway mechanical engineer
Year: 1916 (1910s)
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Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Simmons-Boardman Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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o >» h cn c 3O s Iz> Z CO■o- uu November, 1920 RAILWAY MECHANICAL L^NGINEER 687 able to operate on an average monthly fuel consumption ofnot to exceed 135 lb. of coal per 1,000 ton-miles. The loco-motives will, of course, make a very much better fuel per-formance between terminals and although these locomotiveshave been in service onl)- a short time, they have alreadyshown remarkable economy in the use of fuel. A close rec-ord is being kept of their performance and three of the loco-motives recently effected an average record of 62 lb. of coalper 1,000 ton-miles between terminals with an average trainload of 2,968 tons. One of these locomotives was equippedwith a feedwater heater which is part of the regular ecjuip-ment applied to five of these locomotives. Changes in the Standard Design The general dimensions of the new locomotives are prac-tically identical with the U. S. R. A. standard light )\Ioun-tain type locomotives described in the July, 1919, issue oftlie Railn-ay Me

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