The Indianapolis journal., 1895-09-09
The Big Four's View Engines.

The Big Four's View Engines.
Engines 200 and Dol. recently delivered to
the Big Four by the Schenectady locomotive
works, and which are credited with being
the most powerful eight-wheeled engines in
the world and the highest speeded with
heavy train. are attracting much more than
ordinary attention. The railway magazines
and mechanical papers are publishing cuts
OF locomotives and columns of comment.
The Railway Master Mechanic in it's last
issue says: lit will doubtless surprise our
readers to learn that during the last two
years OF depression railroad of any magni-
tude has been able to increase it's freight
business until It reaches greater volume
than at any time In it's history but that has
been the experience OF the Cleveland. Gin
cinnati, Chicago & st. Louis railway, and
the result has been achieved by a pro-
greSsive management that has been quick
TO improve the natural advantages OF the
road. and to inaugurate fast-train service
ling of freight. 1t has also been and still is
tte policy Of the road to get rid Of old cars
and engines. and II is buying modern equip
ment at a rate which is placing its rolling
stock on an exceptionally high plane Of eff
cheney. In increasing the passenger and
freight train speeds, the mechanical depart
ment has been given some hard problems to
solve. and among the most difficult OF these
has been the heavy through passenger serv-
ice out OF Cleveland Train No. IL in par
II comes from the East over the Lake Shore
road. and on leaving Cleveland Is seldom
less than nine cars; and II must be taken to
Gallon. a distance OF 1913 miles, in two hours
and ten minutes. including three regular
stops. and occasionally an extra one. When
IL II stated that Gallon is $50 feet higher
than Cleveland and that there is no 'let up
TO the grade, II Is evident that powerful en-
gines are needed to make the time. At
Gallon the train IL divided, one part of Ii
going to ST. Louis via indianapolis. and the
other going TO Columbus and Cincinnati. A
number Of ten-wheeled passenger engines
had been assigned to the trains above men,
toned. and IL was not unusual to double
head with an eight-wheeled engine in front,
out OF Cleveland Some time ago Mr.. Will
liam Garstang, superintendent of motive
power OF the road. took up the question of
new engines for this train. and being firmly
convinced that the problem was chiefly one
Of boiler power, decided upon an eight
wheeled engine with plenty of tractive
weight and power, and enormous boiler ca
pacity. which IL was intended would be able
TO make schedule time with ten cars. The
contract for building two such engines was
and the final design In all its details Is the
result Of the Joint work of Mr.. Garstang
assisted by his mechanical engineer MIR. T.
A. Lawes. and the Schenectady locomotive
works. The leading feature OF the engine is
its mammoth boiler. but the general dimen-
sions OF locomotive which can do the work
which this one does are OF unusual impor-
tance and represent an expenditure of much
study and skill. The engine stands high
that the safety valves could not be put on
top of the dome. and they are. therefore.
Cab The whistle is on the '1eft side OF the
dome. The sand box Is provided with the
Leach sanding apparatus."~"