The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-18

Increasing the width between contors
Co. frla inches This ls done 10 pro-
Id' moro room Tor the crank axle.
Tho offset in the upper rail is made
.u two step. Goo facilitate % more sym
metrieal arrangement OF spring hang
etc. Tho GRAMS axle la 81 the seven
piece. huilt-up type. q design which
has given better results he service
than other form used ou this
rn1d The uailiur truck is Of the
kusht"n type, with outside Journals
lu 100 the locomotives of the ser-
i's tile transverse hrtDlug has re-
,olFcd particular attention. and the
.>ll1I.ultiUe which are ulWayg set Iu
nttUiuF no., frames OF Hu inside Duu-
uc.icu engine have been successfully
overcome, The guide YOKE braces
Oh, frame just ahead ~ the leading
driving wheels. and also serves as %
support for the forward end Of the
lrsId, Euil,s Between the first AMI
second pairs uf driving wheels is "a
uiuU, WhIyh has % long bearing on tho
upper Tram, rails. aud extends tho
fuii depth OF the first driving pcd-
ostsls This urlD, carries Toe valve
motion bearer and supports the harr
end OF the inside guides. 90 is form
ed with suitable openings through
which iho inside main rods pass. Tlo
frames are also braces between tho
main ana rear driving wheels and uu-
! der the front end 81 the FIRE box The
brake cylinders are supported by "a
steel custlng which iH placed immedi-
atelv back OF the cylinder saddle, ana
which strengthens the frames at that
! Point. This arrangement Of cross
ties provides ample strength aud rlg-
idity 90 resist the stresses occurring lu
service.
The boiler is OF the extended wagon
top type. with "a maximum inside
diameter OF IS. Us inches. The coat
burning locomotives are equipped
with brick arches u powcr-operai-
ed CRATE shakers. In the oil burners,
the Booth burner - used; and 10 rs
placed in the front end Of the FIRE
box. The back sheet Of the inside
fire box, In the oil n H. Ranged
outward, thus keeping the rivet hehus
In the water space. a copper Calk-
ing strip is inserted between the
crown and side sheet and h back
sheet. In both the coal and oil burn
ing boilers. tho mud ring Is hori-
zontnl. and is carried on sliding bear
crs al each end.
4 feature TO Do noted r. the aux
iliary dome. which is placed just
ahead Of the FIRE box. The shell OPEN
ing under this dome is OF sufficient
size to enable n man TO enter the
boiler for inspection purposes.
The tenders are carried on two
commonwealth steel trucks. each 90
the six-whceled type. Similar trucks
have been successfully used under
tenders previously built for this road,
Excessive wheel leading Is thus avoid
ed, and In the present case. although
the tank capacity is 0,000 gallons and
each tender npproXimatcs goo, 600 In
total weight. bhx10-inch journals can
ne used with moderate unit pressure.
These engines are the result Of
careful and persistent study, with 4
view of producing a powerful and eff
hcient locomotive, specially fitted "a
meet the severe operating conditions
encountered on the Sanr Fo system.
By this method q development. de-
fcCts ana weak points nave been elm
mated and the new locomotives uu-
qucstianably represent one of The most
refined designs thus far produced IN
this country.