Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-02-03
MALLET COMPOUND
ENGINE runs LIKE A CRAB
Hartman Lines Go the Santa Fe One Better With Monster
Locomotives Which Have Tender HNched to Front Enc
Of Engine; Engineer Has UnobStruCted View of Track

4 little ahead of the procession IN the
matter Of locomotive power. will have
to take a brace.
The Dreadnought rivalry has ex-
tended to the railroads.
The desire to have an engine "a lit
tie bit bigger and more powerful than
amy other line in the country is be-
coming general along the big systems.
The santa Fe has been always the
| pioneer in trying out a Digger en-
/ ginc IN the west and with The recent
| purchase of this immense Mallet ar
ticulated compound passenger and
freight locomotives which passed
through Albuquerque this winter the
Santa Fe officials believed that as
usual they were right AT the top. Thc
Hartman lines, however, nave taken
a fan out Of Mr.. Ripley. They have
ordered a bunch Of Malht locomotives
Nhich are not only a little more mas
sive than the Santa Pc machines but
they include a remarkable innovations.
Albuquerque people who were all
lowed to climb into the cabs Of the
big engines here wondered, many of
them, how the engineer could know
anything about what WAS In front Of
him. Looking out of the cab along
the backbone of n Of those battle
ships is like seeing the track in front
of the engine from the caboose Of a
long freight train.
The newest Mallet has got around
this difficulty.
The tender is placed right in front
OF the engine and Il cowcatcher affix-
cd to the far end Of the tender. The
81. l. r. 10 $50. - A. h,.l- -.
are put in and a headlight and pilot
attached. The engine III backward
while running forward and the n
gieer can see the track right at his
feet as it were. As the engines are oil
burners the fireman problem does not
enter into the arrangement. The cur
rent number of the Railway Journal
contains some interesting pictures Of
these freak locomotives with the fol-
lowing description:
Locomitivcs Headed The Other Way.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works
have recently completed u Consolid-
alton Mallet type locomotives for the
Associated Lines. These are part of
an order for 105 engines, placed with
these works by the Associated Lines
in the spring of 1909. The heavy
Mallet engines have been assigned as
follows: Three coal burners for the
Union Pacific railroad, three for the
Oregon Railway d Navigation COM
pany, ana rs oil burners for the
Southern Pacific company. Arart
from notifications necessary because
OF the change of fuel. tho six coal
burners arc practically duplicates OF
southern Pacific locomotives Nos
1000 and 4O01, which were built by
tfr Ie.1ltfstt, I 1rafaAffts.r 1AfAtlFG c. III
1909.
Experience gained in operating
these engines through tunnels ana
snow sheds. has proved the desirable
ity of placing the engine crew where
q better view OF tho track can be OBJ
tanned. Accordingly, the now South
ern Pacific Locomotives are designed
to run with the TireboX end first, and
the tender back of the smoke box.
with Il coal burning locomotive such
q islaE would Of course be impractlc-
able, but no difficulty need be antici-
pated when using oil az fuel. In the
now design the cab is entered throuGh
side docrways, reached by suitahle
ladders. An unobstructed view of the
is obtained through the front
windows. Tho cab fittings arc con-
Veniently located within easy reach Of
the engineman. who occupies the right
hand slde when LOOKING ahe"u' ~
poWer gear ~ ehHploNt"'
and its cylinder IS located as ON INC
previous locomotives u mas 'heic
fore been necessary 10 run +" 9h1il
across the DolleI p"eNi,eNu' :" 49,
70 make connection VIII the opoi't
ing lever. This arrangeemnt' however
IN no way interferes WIN the cohNeh-
eience Oh the cab fittings.
The main rames are securely plac-
ed, under the cab. 10y a steel castlns
to which the bumper 3 poi,eu' LIZ
latter supports a stub plipl. INC
bumper Is placed Wen 10 pro-
-ect the occupants oil tht CAP from
ana collision shocks.
The deck plate al the s1nokeDcN enc
II the locomotive IL oi cast sleel' ahu
IS provided with g challns pipck ana
suitable pocket for me 'ehdef nf''W
)ar. The tender is INC Associate"
nadar design WIN rcciAhRu-
tank, as equipped ORION puihihs
locomotives.
AS Tar as the boiler, eSllhuers. ma
'hinery and running gear on TINS 10
are concerned, me design
practically duplicate lhaa oi SCUM
Pacific engine NO. aVuV' me iAl-
er engine has nov been IN service d
length OF llhe TO Demon.
trate its value; and lhe lact iiat -
dditienal locomotives OF the same
ypc have been built Tor the AssOcial
d Lines proves that the performance
t these great engines has been iuhy 4,
p to expectations. q
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