Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1916 — NEW TYPE OF OIL-BURNING LOCOMOTIVE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

NEW TYPE OF OIL-BURNING LOCOMOTIVE

An oil-burning locomotive of a new type, designed particularly for construction work, is equipped with a boiler in which, it is claimed, a full head of steam can be raised in 15 minutes. The principal feature about the boiler is the use of a large number of half-inch copper flues, each about 16 Inches long. These locomotives are made in sizes ranging from 2 tons

to 12 tons. On the five-ton size, which has a two-foot gauge, the complete boiler, with fire box and smoke box, measures only 34 inches in diameter and 37 inches in length. The* engine is equipped with ball bearings, and the power is transmitted to the drivewheels through gearing. Any kind of fuel oil may be used.—Popular Mechanics.

In This. Oil-Burning Locomotive, Which Is Designed Particularly for Construction Work, a Full Head of Steam Can Be Raised in 15 Minutes.