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1918 American Locomotive Company Catalog,Coupled,Consolidated,Mallet,Pacific etc

$ 39.57

Availability: 100 in stock
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  • Condition: ORIGINAL RED CLOTH WITH GILT LETTERING, corners rubbed, binding intact but slightly shaken, end papers lightly spotted, content clean and complete.

    Description

    Original hardcover catalog:
    1918
    American Locomotive Company and Montreal Locomotive Works Catalog No 10045-Locomotives for Export.
    The code word for this catalog is "BAABU". Title page followed by aerial views from drawings of 6 plants. The locomotives described, with detailed specifications, and illustrated include 4, 6, 8, and 10 wheeled, coupled tank,  Mallet, Pacific and other types of Locomotives. Illustrations of each type from detailed elevation drawings and tables of Code Word, minimum track gage, cylinder diameter and stroke, driving wheel diameter, boiler pressure, tractive power, weight in working order, wheel base, minimum weight of rail, minimum radius of curve, tank capacity, hauling capacity in tons of 2,000 pounds and tractive power and formula for calculating power). Appended is detailed "Specifications for Workmanship and Inspection [applying to] Road Engines Only", including Boilers and General matters, with tables of Mounting Pressures, Piston Rods, Case Hardening, Clearances, etc.