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Re: "The Train" -Reversing Wheel
Author: TOM L.
Date: 01-03-2012 - 12:52

In my new Christmas book "Rock Island Steam Power" I see that the Rock Island had some locomotives (#950-979 and 2540-2549) which were built with large reversing wheels in their cabs to control the valve gear through a screw-type arrangement. This arrangement was called Screw type or Precision gear. Apparently it was okay for passenger and through freight service, but was too slow and drawn-out for yard or local service where much switching was done.

I wonder if other US railroads used this reversing wheel arrangement, and to what extent.

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  "The Train" Richard W 12-31-2011 - 07:03
  Re: "The Train" Bill Kohler 12-31-2011 - 07:36
  Re: "The Train" Richard W 12-31-2011 - 17:35
  Re: "The Train" -Reversing Wheel TOM L. 01-03-2012 - 12:52
  Re: "The Train" -Reversing Wheel Tom Moungovan 01-03-2012 - 16:54


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