Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1918 — LOCOMOTIVE USED IN EUROPEAN WAR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LOCOMOTIVE USED IN EUROPEAN WAR

Announcement is made, of the completion by the Baldwin LocomJrtive works of Philadelphia of the first specially designed locomotive arid box car for use in the European war zone. The engine was completed in 20 working days. This was in spite of the fact that the design was entirely new and contained the complicated “superheating” machinery. The locomotive is not so powerful as the type commonly used on American railroads. It weighs 116,500 pounds without the tender and has a driving wheel base of 15% feet. There are eight drivers. The tender has a tank capacity of 5,400 gallons and a fuel capacity of nine tons. The cars are of the open type with an inside length of 36 feet and are to be fitted with removable tarpaulin covers so that the contents may be protected from Inclement weather. Coupling equipment is the same as on French lines, making complete interchangeability possible.

ENGINE COMPLETED IN TWENTY WORKING DAYS.