Journal of the Franklin Institute, Volume 80; Volume 110Franklin Institute, 1880 Vols. 1-69 include more or less complete patent reports of the U. S. Patent Office for years 1825-1859. cf. Index to v. 1-120 of the Journal, p. [415] |
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... engine is said to be a single engine . When two or more pairs of driving wheels are used , connected by coupling rods , the engine is said to be coupled . When six coupled wheels and a swing " pony truck " in front , con- nected by ...
... engine is said to be a single engine . When two or more pairs of driving wheels are used , connected by coupling rods , the engine is said to be coupled . When six coupled wheels and a swing " pony truck " in front , con- nected by ...
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vania Railroad broke . It demolished the cab of the engine , and seriously injured the engineer , and detained the train over one hour . This new engine requires no parallel rods , and the increased diame- ter of the wheels also reduce ...
vania Railroad broke . It demolished the cab of the engine , and seriously injured the engineer , and detained the train over one hour . This new engine requires no parallel rods , and the increased diame- ter of the wheels also reduce ...
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... engine is in the right direction for safety and fast running . The tractive force for each pound of effective pressure per square inch on the pistonswhich this engine is capable of exerting will be 182 X 24 78 = 99.68 pounds . In ...
... engine is in the right direction for safety and fast running . The tractive force for each pound of effective pressure per square inch on the pistonswhich this engine is capable of exerting will be 182 X 24 78 = 99.68 pounds . In ...
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... engine , ready for attaching to the train , is 85,000 : pounds , and the tender 70,000 . The train going to New York con- sisted of four day ( set up ) cars , of the usual pattern , each weighing about 42,000 pounds . Weight of the ...
... engine , ready for attaching to the train , is 85,000 : pounds , and the tender 70,000 . The train going to New York con- sisted of four day ( set up ) cars , of the usual pattern , each weighing about 42,000 pounds . Weight of the ...
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... engine , running 90 miles without stopping . To show the speed this engine is capable of performing , on a former trial she ran 13.8 miles in 10 minutes , or at the rate of seventy - eight and eighty - five hundredths of a mile per hour ...
... engine , running 90 miles without stopping . To show the speed this engine is capable of performing , on a former trial she ran 13.8 miles in 10 minutes , or at the rate of seventy - eight and eighty - five hundredths of a mile per hour ...
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