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... locomotive . The average steam locomotive is only available for service 2500 hours , or about 142 days out of every year . In rare instances one will give as much as 3000 hours of service , but this is an exceptional performance . An ...
... locomotive . The average steam locomotive is only available for service 2500 hours , or about 142 days out of every year . In rare instances one will give as much as 3000 hours of service , but this is an exceptional performance . An ...
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... Locomotive Works for the Erie Railroad in 1915. The engineer will tell you that is is of the triple - articulated ... locomotive could be well described as two locomotives in one , for , though it has only one boiler , it has two or even ...
... Locomotive Works for the Erie Railroad in 1915. The engineer will tell you that is is of the triple - articulated ... locomotive could be well described as two locomotives in one , for , though it has only one boiler , it has two or even ...
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... locomotives. Horatio Allen , locomotive , 160 , 161 leveling vanes , 218 Leviathan , steamer , 171 44 Housatonic , Federal ship , 213 Hubbard , G. G. , 96 , 97 , 100 , 102 , 103 Huenefeldt , Baron von , 261 Hundley , submarine , 212 ...
... locomotives. Horatio Allen , locomotive , 160 , 161 leveling vanes , 218 Leviathan , steamer , 171 44 Housatonic , Federal ship , 213 Hubbard , G. G. , 96 , 97 , 100 , 102 , 103 Huenefeldt , Baron von , 261 Hundley , submarine , 212 ...
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THE SUBMARINE CABLE | 3 |
OCEAN CABLE IS MADE LIKE THIS | 6 |
II | 17 |
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