A MONSTER LOCOMOTIVE FOR THE CANADIAN ROCKIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 4031, 16 June 1931, Page 50

A MONSTER LOCOMOTIVE FOR THE CANADIAN ROCKIES.

The locomotive which is illustrated above is the largest and most powerful of its kind in the world. It was built in Montreal for use in the C.P.R. freight and passenger service in the Rockies. It is an oil-burning, three-cylinder “8000” type engine. The weight of the engine is 48u.0001b, and the tender 300,0001 b, a total of 785.0001 b or 3924 tons, while length overall of the two is 99ft 3gin, an increase in weight of 44,8001 b and an added length of Ift 2in over the “5900”

series locomotive, the biggest locomotive prior to the construction of the “ 8000.” The ten driving wheels are 63in in diameter, the . two low pressure cylinders located outside the frame and using superheated steam at 2501 b pressure per square meh are 24in in diameter by 30in stroke, and the high pressure cylinder, situated between the frame and using superheated steam at 8501 b pressure per square inch, is 15in in diameter by 28in stroke, transmitting its power through a piston and

connecting rod to a crank axle located at the second of driving wheels. The tractive effort of the locomotive is 99,000 lb, an increase of about 17,0001 b over the 5900 ” series. This means that on a level track the 8000 will be able to haul a freight train of 150 40-ton freight cars, a total weight of 6000 tons and over a mile in length. The tender has a capacitv of 12,000 gal of water and 4350 gal of fuel oil. enabling the locomotive to make long hauls without replenishing.