Erie
Ten-Wheeler
Locomotive
The rapidity with which the ten-wheeled engine is coming into favor for
fast and heavy passenger service is abundantly evidenced in the number
of this type which are now being built. This engine is one of
several built by the Baldwin Locomotive
Works for the New York, Lake
Erie & Western Railroad. This engine is one of the heaviest of its
class, having 20x24 in. cylinders, 08 in drivers, and a total weight of
130,000 lbs., of which 100,000 lbs. I the drivers.
The engine is designed to burn hard coal, and has a fire-box 11
ft. long and 43 in. wide, the crown of which is supported by radial
stays. We recently had the opportunity of watching the performance of
this and a sister engine in service, and can testify to its excellent
steaming and easy riding qualities, the latter being particularly
noticeable when entering and leaving sharp curves, of which the eastern
division of the Erie has its fair share. Many little conveniences are
provided, tending to the comfort of the engine men. For example, a
ventilator is placed in the top of the cab, while the roof itself
extends back much further than usual
over the front of the tender to afford a protection to the fireman
against rain and snow. The engineer's brake valve is placed bodily
under the running board, with a stem running up from it to the side of
the cab, convenient to the runner's right hand, the one he has free
from the throttle lever.
(from an 1890 magazine, in the public
domain)
