Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-02
THE GIANT LOCOMOTIVE, Ell GoBgRNA.
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At the Central Pacific Railroad shops il
this city, as has been mentioned in these col
umns, there is now building a huge engiE
for freight traffic, to be called Gel Gober
nador tbs Governor. This locomotive ha
been constructed with the greatest care, o
the best material. from designs of Genera
Master Mechanic A. j. Stevens, and is off
ferent in design from the other locomotive
built by him for this and other roads. Mr.
Stevens progresses in his mechanical ideas
and every new engine has many new festure
for mechanics to study. His inven
tions have long since placed hin
among the foremost mechanics o.
America and Europe. This new
engine is the largest ever Constructed, beine
twenty tons heavier thar the large locomotive
| built in France in 1872, which had a cylinder
| Oh inches in diameter, and "a inches il
stroke Many express fear that it will be
too heavy for the track but Mr.. Stevens ha:
doubtless made his calculations SO IS to avoid
all obstacles, and it will be a success. The
| drsughting of the plans for this engine was
assigned to Howard Stillman by George A.
| Stoddard, the chief of the draughting depart
ment Mr.. Stillman has successfully carried
out Mr.. Stevens plans, and the engine is now
nearly fnished-s wonder to all visitors to
the shops, as they can at glance compare
| her huge proportions. with the locomotives
now under repairs. The following are the
| dimensions of this levisthan:
General dimepsions-Gauge of road, t feet
| s. inches estimate weight of engine. 1861
pounds total weight on drivers 12S COO
! pounds estimate weight of engine and
| tender. in running order, 210,G00 pounds
maximum pull Of Draw bar, Is, 200 pounds
| total driving-wheel base, 20 feet Z inches
rigid wheel base, Il feet Z inches total
wheel base, 20 feet l inch distance fcom
main driver center to center of cylinders, IL
! feet 81 inches length of main rod center to
center, 10 feet 10 inches; traverse distance be-
| tween canters If cylinders, So inches.
| Cylinders-Dismeter and stroke OF cylin-
| ders, 2lx96 inches thickness of piston head
over all, inches diameter Of piston rod,
! 81 inches size of steam ports, l6xl inches
SIZE of exhaust porte, 1913 inches.
| VaIves-hind Of valves, rotary, balanced,
| with double admission and exhaust; extreme
travel of valves II inches outside lap OF
valves, i inches inside clearance, / inch
! lead Of valves at all p iuts of cutoff, inch
range of cut.cff, 10 to 80 inohes correspond
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| Wheels-Diameter of drivers outside tires
! 90 inches; diameter of truck wheels, %
| inches; distance between centre Ct truck
wheels, sc inches; number OF driving axles,
| >; material of driving axles, steel size OF
main drivino axle i0urnal diameter and
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cso'.lg % r. 7i S anu - ST. I'M ba.
aiven Great satisfaction where il
mas been used. For freight service especially
1t Is greatly superior 10 !he old iinN n'9llo9 q, IL
s.san- AZ fbe sbo-fer noinis ri cn,..fF The
engine truck is Of the "ssing.beam order
allowing the cent pin Of the saddle to play
40 inch and half each side of toe center.
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verse play If one half inch each way from
the center line Of the engine, which reduces
the rigid wheel base to the fret aud fourth
axis. This allows the engine to take a fl