Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 305, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1914 — Three New Santa Fe Type Engines Arrived For Monon. [ARTICLE]

Three New Santa Fe Type Engines Arrived For Monon.

Three of the five big Santa Fe type ors engines contracted for during the Delano administration for the Monon, arrived in Lafayette Tuesday. These monster engines hre the first oif their type turned out by the locomotive works. The engines wee accompanied by Mr. Rider, an expert from the plant. He win remain in Eafayette while the engines are being assembled. The engines are numbered 601, 602 and 603. They have five drivers and are equipped with superheaters and the cylinder is 28 inches in diameter and has a 30-inch stroke. The drivers are 57 inches in diameter and a steam pressure of 190 pounds. The big locomotive has a tractive efficiency of 66,700 pounds. The engine weighs 341,000 pounds and the tender 180,000 pounds. The tender will hold 9,500 gallons of water and thirteen tons of coal. The new locomotives will draw more than 4,000 tons on a level track. They cost approximately $23,000 each.