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WHEN this engine was delivered by the Baldwin Works to the
St. Clair Tunnel Company in 1891, it was the heaviest locomotive
in the world. It was designed to haul heavy freight trains through
the new tunnel under the St. Clair River between Sarnia, Ontario,
and Port Huron, Michigan. This bore was 6,000 feet long with approach
grades of 1,950 and 2,500 feet respectively, or an average of
105 feet to the mile. The engine was well designed, all of its
weight being available for traction. All wheels with the exception
of the center pair were flanged and had brakes. Hard coal was
used as fuel.
Cylinders 22 by 28 inches Weight 195,000 pounds Drivers
50 inches in diameter Total wheelbase 18 feet 5 inches Tank capacity
1,800 gallons, 3 tons fuel Tractive force 58,000 pounds
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