The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-27
HOMEMADE LOCOMOTIVE.
The Compound Engine Bniit BY the Loco
moiiye Works

A ten-wheel compound locomotive. built
by the Richmond Locomotive and Ma
chine Works for the Cleveland. Cincin-
natl, Chicago AMI ST Louis railroad sew
eral months ago, has shown such salts
factory performance on that road for
five months that the builders sent il
to Chicago for few days to exhibit II
to some Of the Western railroad men.
The compound features OF the locomotive
are similar to those OF the compound To-
comotives built by the same company for
the Chesapeake and Ohio, and which was
illustrated and described in the Railroad
Gazette April q, 1893. The present loco
motive weighs $4,000 pounds, $4,000
pounds OF which Is on the drivers. The
cylinders are 10 inches and 80 inches IN
diameter, and the piston stroke "a inches.
The driving wheels are % inches ~ d.
ameter. The heating surfaces are; Flre-
box, liz square feet; tubes, l,755 square
feet; total OF 1928 square feet The
CRATE area is Sl.5 square feet The boiler
is OF the Belfaire type, 81 rs inches in
! diameter The maximum waive travel Is
Several trial runs were made last week
with the engine in freight service on the
Illinois Central between Chicago and
kankakee, at which superintendent Of
motive power Of several roads were pres
ent. The most satisfactory trip was
that made on the 18th, when train Of
IS cars. total weight 1860 tons, was
hauled from Kankakee 10 Chicago. The
start was made on an ascending grade or
ID feet TO the mile for half mile and -
feet for another half mile, followed by a
2f-foot grade for distance OF about
| two miles The locomotive was worked
single expansion on these grades, ana
handled the load conveniently. the
steam pressure was Wen maintaihei al
all times. The results OF the trials were
very satisfactory TO those operating me
locomotive and 10 the observers, Ran
road Gazette, February 3D.
The final run of the three days SER
vice test OF the Richmond compound en-
CINE. belonging TO the Big -Four road, was
made from Champaign 20 Chicago yestet-
day and proved oonclusively mat Tue
| compound engine Is better engine 'ha,,
! the simple one The test was made IN
| the presence OF Mr. George Wilson, su
| perintendent motive power OF the koch
| Island; Mr.. William Smith, supefh'ehu,
| emit motive power Of the chicago ana
| Northwestern; Mr. William Renshaw' ~, Su'
| perintendent OF motive power or the III
| nois Central: Mr.. &. j. Clifford, master
| mechanic of the Calumet and Blue Island
| and Mr. w. II. Rosing, mechanical ensi
neer of the Illinois Central. The test wa
| conducted by Mr. T. ii. Symnstoh, me-
,hanlcal engineer Of the Richmond Loco
| motive Works
The seventy-eight miles from Cham
] paign to Kankakee. with thiIty-nine load'
/ of 2N tons, was made IN three houls IN.
| fOrty-hve minutes. the engine going up
| 29-foot grade at thirty miles an hour
From kankaIee to Chicago LOCO tons
| on forty-eight loaded cars were hauled
with ease. the engine working as "A sim
pie engine up the 21-foot grade on ina
| division. This IL just 20 tons in excess
of the maximum train In the service
| The mechanical men spoke enthusiasts
cally Of the engines free steaming an'
running at all speeds. The engine shows
an economy Of IS 10 40 per cent. IN resu
lar service on the Big Four-Chicas'
Inter-Ocean February 18th.
The regular monthly meeting or IN
| Richmond Indian Association VIII be nei'
to-day at noon IN the parlors or I'M
Young Mems Christian Association