The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-17
RAILROAD NEWS.
More Engines to Be Built at
Santa Fe Shops.
Order for New Switch Engines
Has Been Received.
MORE ATLANTIC TYPES.
Engines Of 454 Glass to Be Com
verified.
Wheel Base to Be Changed to
That Of Atlantic Type.
MORE ATLANTIC TYPES.

According to recent orders received for
new engines the new Santa Fe engine
erecting shop is to be kept busy for some
time TO come. Several orders for new
engines have already been received. The
work ON these VIII start Immediately
and iu addition 20 other orders there viii
then be am order for twelve new switch
engines 10 be filed.
The order for the new switch engines
was received Monday at the Office of the
SUPERINTENDENT of motive power. Plans
and designs are now being made for
them. and as soon as these are COM
pleted the work of erecting the engines
will probably begin.
The rev engines are to be something
extraordinary in the switch engine line.
Their main feature viii be their size
They are to be a great deal larger than
most switch engines now in use on any
OF the Santa Fe lines or any other lines
Tor that matter. The weight of an en-
CINE is usually figured according to the
wheel base and the number of pairs Of
drivers that II possesses. the limit for
each pair being about so 600 pounds. The
new engines. which are to be nearly as
large as it is possible to make them
have three pairs Of drivers, and accord
ing to this VIII weigh in the neighbour
hood OF about 10000 pounds, which Is
a greater weight by a good margin than
that os any other switch engine now iii
use on t,e road
The cylinders Of the new engines will
measure 20Ne6 inches which is a great
deal larger than the cylinders on the
engines now in use Most OF the present
cylinders measure 1Sx24. The fire-bOx Of
the new engines is not to be so large in
Iropol ton as the rest of the engine 1t
IS to be of medium width. The boiler.
which is TO be 60 inches in diameter at
the front nue sheet. VII contain PSI p
inch iucs which viii be y feet in
length. The drivers of the engine Will
measure 81 inches i'm diameter Including
the tires The frames Of the new en-
gines are to be constructed from de
signs made especially for this engine by
Geo. r. Henderson. superintendent of
motive power for the Santa Fe
Other engine construction work that
is 10 be done in the new shop is the
converting of several of the 454 class
into Atlantic types The main feature
Of the change viii be the building Of
entire new boilers which will have
total heating surface of about 300
square feet In order to apply this new
D0ller 10 has been found necessary to
change the wheel base considera bly,
As the engines now stand they have
three pairs of drivers with a four wheel
truck IN front. but after it has been
converted the engine Will not have this
wheel base. The rear pair of drivers
VIII be removed and after the frame
has been altered to suit they will be
rAoetltuLeQ Win traulng truck. The
engine will then be Of a type called the
Atlantic and viii be similar to those
now i'm use on the fast trains of the
New York Central Atlantic types are
used on the Empire State express. one
~ the fastest trains in the east at the
present time In fact these engines are
built only for speed and not for heavy
work. They viii pull trains Of six or
eight cars at a high rate OF speed but
for pulling longer trains than this the
Prairie type should be used.
Most OF the 454 class are now i'm use
on the Chicago division. 1t is thought
that about six of them viii be convert
ed into Atlantic types. Where they will
be used is not known but they viii prob
ably be distributed over the lines