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American Locomotive Company Eight Wheel Type Passenger Locomotives
American Locomotive Company Eight Wheel Type Passenger Locomotives REPRINT 60 Pages
T HE Eight Wheel or American type was formerly the favorite type for fast passenger service coming within the tractive power possibilities of four-coupled driving-wheels. The best type for any service is that which, with the necessary adhesion and boiler capacity, has the smallest number of Are' .4? Wheels and is, therefore, the simplest. In this respect the 4-4-0 or Eight Wheel type is the first choice, and for passenger service for which the boiler that can be carried on eight wheels is sufficient, this is an ideal type.
The 4-4-0 wheel arrangement provides a four-wheel leading truck with good guiding qualities, and four-coupled driving-wheels, affording starting capacity for trains of moderate weight. For passenger service requiring a greater heating surface and grate area than can be provided in the 4-4-0 type the 4-4-2 or Atlantic type is its logical successor, but within its limitations the Eight Wheel is an ideal type because of its simplicity.
The following pages illustrate designs of the 4-4-0 type ranging in weights from 68,000 to 161,000 pounds, and adapted to a variety of road and service conditions.
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