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AN OIL-BURNING LOCOMOTIVE used on the Southern Pacific system of the U.S.A. Since the engine operates in mountain territory, the cab-front (right) is enclosed to give protection. The length of the engine is 121 ft. 4-1/2 in. ; weight, 935,500 lb. The four cylinders measure 24 by 32 in., and the driving-wheels are 63-1/2 in. diameter.
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A MOUNTAIN TYPE of steam locomotive employed on the Pennsylvania Railroad for through passenger service where maximum power is the chief consideration. These locomotives (of the 4-8-2 wheel arrangement) are used also in the special fast freight service.
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THE WORLD'S LARGEST steam locomotives, of the Yellowstone type, (2-8-8-4) run on the lines of the Northern Pacific between Mandan and Glendive.
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MODERN LOCOMOTIVE design as seen in New Zealand. A 4-8-4 "K" class used to haul passenger expresses and also heavy goods trains over difficult stretches of country. An unusually large cab is provided for the crew.
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A BRITISH-BUILT ENGINE in service on the Kenya and Uganda Railway, which is a metre-gauge system. When it was built this engine was the heaviest non-articulated locomotive on the metre gauge in the world.
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ON THE CONTINENT these French freight locomotives owned by the "Nord" for hauling heavy goods trains, are treated with the respect due to their great power. Their wheel arrangement is 2-8-2, making them of the "Mikado" type.
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