The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-26
SANTA FE TYPE
New Engine Built i'm Topeka
Shops Attracts Attention.
Three Local ShOpmen Invented
Pneumatic Arrangement.
BIG CAB is LIKE A PARL0R
Electric Lighting Fixtures
Tender Is Largest i'm u. $.
Other Items of General Interest
in the Traffic World.

The new type of locomotives for the
Santa Fe railway company, known as
the Santa Fe type. was endorsed Sat
urday by President Z. P. Ripley after
a test in the Topeka shops. Engine
No. 3010 was built in the Topeka
shops. Among it's strong features are
the two wheel or pony guiding truck,
five pairs of drivers, one two wheel
trailing truck to support the large fire
box and the wagon top extension
boiler.
The engine is remarkable to me-
chanical men and will be used in
heavy freight service in the mountain
districts. The total weight of engine
and tender in working order is SIS, 500
pounds. 1t is equipped with the Street
Automatic stoker, device for deliv-
ering coal from the tender to the fire
box which does away with firing the
engine with a coal scoop such as has
been done in past since locomotives
were built. This stoker has a screw
conveyor for carrying the coal through
the tender to a hopper Immediately
under the fire box door. and a chain
or bucket conveyer elevates the coal
to the top of the boiler, which dis
tributes it to conduitS and MOBILES
which throw the coal evenly over the
CRATES. 1t requires very little, if any,
exertion on the part of the firelnen.
Work of Shop Men.
An invention of three Topeka men
reversing arrangements, which enables
the engineer by simply moving a little
lever to place the reverse lever in any
desired position. The device is consid-
cred a great fuel and steam saver. The
inventors are David Hurley, general
foreman; Oscar Pierson, foreman of
the air room, and A. o. Nieman, a me-
chanic.
The pneumatic CRATE shaker is an
other improvement over cid engines.
A 49, f,-r.w. 80
1000 pounds of coal an hour accumu-
1ates lots of clinkers and these must
be constantly broken up to allow suf-
ficient air to the fire This lessons
the arduous duties of the fireman.
The Chambers Throttle.
A new appliance, the Chambers
throttle. enables an easier regulation
of steam in its flow from boiler to CYL
inders. Another feature of this throt-
tie is that it allows smaller amount
of steam to be admitted to the cylin-
ders when the engine is coasting down
hill.
The Wa1schaert valve gear is an
outside valve motion in full sight of
the engineer and fireman at all times.
Formerly engines were equipped with
the Stevenson link motion which was
built in the frame Of the locomotive
and very inaccessible. This also re-
lieves the engineer from crawling be-
meath his engine SO frequently and
Cozy parlorS have nothing on the
engine cab on No. 3010. The locomo-
tive is equipped with electric head |
lights and other lights are placed at
points about the cab of the |
engine.
Largest Tender in U. S.
The tender is the largest in the |
having a capacity for 10000 |
gallons of water and 1S tons of coal. |
1t is mounted on two six-wheel trucks,
making the tender ride easily Water, |
being a movable load, shifts from one |
point to another and often causes the |
tender to roll and rock, especially on |
uneven track. The use of the six |
wheel truck prevents this. |
The Westinghouse latest design in |
brakes is used on this Topeka made |
engine. They are so designated and |
arranged that after the brakes have |
been applied they can graduate off,"
which will prevent unnecessary shocks |
and jars in stopping.
The engine is equipped with the |
Schmidt superheater, device for SUI |
perheating the steam after it leaves |
the boiler and before it reaches the |
cylinders. The steam in ordinary To- |
comotives is what is known as satur-
ated steam and a boiler of this kind |
has a temperature of about $50 de-
grees. The superheater raises the /
temperature from $50 to about $50 de- /
greeS. This steam expands more rap
dly and has greater power than sat
1rated steam and makes the engine |
20 per cent more efficient than the en-
CINE without the superheater. e |
1t is also equipped with the loco
motive arch, series of fire bricks ar
ranged in the fire box to distribute the /
heat equally over the entire heating /
surface This device greatly increases
he steaming qualities of the engine.