The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-17
new B. & 0.
ENGINES
The BEST

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4 day, the first of the lot of,21o new
consolidation freight locomotives,
20 of which are being built at the
Richmond, Va, and one hundred
and forty at the Schenectady, N. Y,
works of the American Locomotive
Company. This order was placed
the latter part of last April, in con-
nection with an order for thirty-five
passenger locomotives and five
switching engines and ten thousand
freight cars at an aggregate cost of
about 81, 100000. 1t will give the
road better and larger equipment
than ever before in its history and
enable it to meet the steadily increas-
ed demands of bushes sand move
the great volume of traffic promptly.
President Murray has been anxious
to get this equipment in service as
early as possible.
The locomotives are of the gen
eral design, suitable for the econom-
zeal handling of heavy tonnage as
fast or slow speeds, over level and
mountainous, open and tunnelled
railroad of varying curvature and
gradient,
The points considered in the de-
sign and construction were-a rea-
sonable first cost maximum efficien-
CIV for the service within the track
weight and clearance requirements !:
the greatest proportion of adhesive
to total weight; a capacity to handle
the heaviest gross tonnage practic-
able at the highest speed; economy
as regards maintenance and fuel and
watr consumption; substantial
construction of the least number of
parts and capacity to perform con
tinuous service without liability for
failure.
The construction of the first, or
sample, locomotive, No. $500, which
was put into service during the
month of August, was carried on IL
advance of the regular order, to give
an opportunity for discussion and :
practical demonstration of the de
sign and construction the result of
which might lead to decisions that
would affect the balance of the loco
motives. This was arranged for by
Mr.. J. F. Muhlfeld. General Super
intendent of Motive Power, who Is
conceded by railroad offers to be on"
of the most thorough motive power
experts in the country.
The motive power department. ap
pointed three committees. one con
sisting of the superintendent of mo-
tive power, mechanical engineer, and
engineer of tests and shop master
mechanics; anothr of the division
master mechanics and the third o.
the road foremen, each bringin!s
with them one locomotive engineer
and fireman of each division.
After the arrival of the sample
locomotive at Baltimore certain
parts were dissembled and the mem
hers of these committees were giveT
every opportunity to make an exam
nation of the details in the genera
design and construction.--Th The loco
motive was then connected and Pu9
under steam. so that the.melnbers Of
tbe committee could have an opPor-
tunitv to observe as to the operation
boulinn capacity and SCANNING and
riding qualities. The committees
we're Instructed to submit reports
oftef their investigations, giving
their Iaticis1n and recommendations
and reasons for any changes that
they would suggest making
These reports contained manr
valuable suggestions which. coming
from the people who will be in di5
rect charge of the maintenance and
operation of the locomotives over
level and mountainous divisions,
have been of considerable benefit IN
producing design that the motive
bower people feel viii give the most
satisfactory general results.
Tt is felt that this method of pro-
ducing motive power equipment by
n combination of drawing. Office and
practical knowledge of locomotive
design, will result to the best adj
vantage.
The consolidation types of loco
motives. as decided upon, will weigh
about 2OS,oOO pounds in working
order; will have aboue sixty inch
driver wheels; twenty-five inch dla-
meter by thirty inch stroke cylin-
ders, two hundred and five pounds
working steam pressure; rndial stay
ed design of boiler and tenders that
have capacity of fourteen tons OF
coal and seven thousand gallons oil
| ,ra+a1 Those locomotives will have