The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-12-02
A POWERFUL LOCOMOTIVE.

full and probably the fastest
railroad locomotive ever manufactured
in this country, has just been COM
pleted at the schenectady Locomotive
Works, for the Michigan Central
Railroad. 1t has been tested and
found entirely satisfactory, and to-day
it was delivered to Peter NJ. Miller.
of I psilanti, Mich, an engineer of
the Michigan Central Railroad. The
locomotive is what is known as a COM
pound. and some idea of its imuens.
ity can be obtained from these figures.
1t is ten wheeler, and the drivers
(six in NUMBER are 6 feet and 2
inches in diameter above the irebox,
while the average diameter in
large engines is between Sc and So
inches. 1t weighs about sixty -four
tons, and with tender loaded for ser.
vice will weigh about 102 tons. 1t is
expected to attain a speed of over
sixty miles an hour. The name
Compound" is derived from an in
vention patented by A. J. Pilkin,
superintendent Of the Schenectady
works. 1t is an intercepting valve
operating on the cylinders. The left
or live steam cylinder is 20 inches in
diamter, and has a 24-inch stroke,
while the right or compound cylinder
is 90 inches in diameter, and has, of
course, the same stroke, thus making
double the area of the live steam cyl
Under. The live steam cyliHder is
worked into the smallest cylinder and
is exhausted into the compound
cylinder, and thence goes out into the
atmosphere. Thus, there are only
two exhausts to a revolution, whereas
in ordinary engines there are four
When the steam is shut off the valve
opens, and when steam is on it closes,
the valve operating automatically.
As a result there is wonderful saw
ing in fuel, and in this respect it is
more economical than high pressure
engines. Should the compound en-
gines prove as successful as is antici-
pated. and as present outlook indi-
Gates, they will become the leading
Assistant General Freight Agent
G. Halle, of the M. K. & T. railway,
is in Chicago.
General Superintendent Frey and
Rockwell left for the
south Friday night.
j. ID. HOLSTER, claim agent of
the NJ. K. e. T., returned yesterday
from Chicago.
General Freight Agent A. S.
Dodge, of the M. K. Il I. railway, is
visiting friends in Columbia, Mo.
John Ruthven, a Missouri Pacif.
ic operator, with headquarters in
Sedalia- has gone to Louisville, Neb.,
to take position.
Geo. Light took Conductor Ben
Blythe's run out on the narrow guage |
evening. Mr.. Blythe will
take a vacation of week or ten
days.
IS. A. Welsh, travelling agent of
the NJ, NJ. & T., with headquarters
in Kansas City, was in Sedalia yester-
day and left for the west in the
afternoon.
j. w. Mcclellan, q youngs man
from St. Louis, passed down on the
IL: 40 train last night, it being his
trial trip as conductor of the sleeping
car Chetopa.
Henry NJ. Stanley travels in one
IF the finest of the Pullman private
cars, which he chartered for long
period. In consequence the name
mas been temporarily changed 10
Henry M. Stanley.
L. d. Palmer, en- engineer on
he north end of the NJ. K. & L. Ry.,
s3ok lay off yesterday for thirty
laws. During that time he will visit
points in Texas and Califor-
nia on business and pleasure.
An electric light is needed at the
southeast end of the union depot. The
train from Hannibal which
reaches here at 5:55 o'clock, pulls up
here, and it is so dark at this time of
he year that passengers are greatly
inconvenience in getting off and find
ing their way.
&C. E. Strapper resigned his
position with the NJ, K. & I. as
photographer in the passenger depart
ment and left Yesterday afternoon for
Kansas City where he will spend a
few days and then 60 to Chicago
where he will engage in business 70
himself.
"A new time card, No. 70, went
into effect this morning at 1901. The