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Report of experiments with coal-burning locomotives, made on the Pennsylvania Railroad, April-August, 1859. Is it practicable to avoid smoke from locomotive engines using bituminous coal? Is the prevention of smoke in locomotives attended by economy of fuel? What is the relative value of "Pittsburgh" and "broad top" coals for use in locomotives on this road?

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Object Details

Author

Pennsylvania Railroad
Palmer, William Jackson 1836-1909

Notes

Report made by William Jackson Palmer.

Date

1860

Call number

TJ648 .P46 1860

Type

Books

Physical description

59 p. fold. tab. 23 cm

Data Source

Smithsonian Libraries

Topic

Locomotives--Fuel

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_sil_542217
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