Report on the economy of a new system of working the engines on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, 1854.

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Report on the economy of a new system of working the engines on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road Company, 1854.

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The report covers a series of tests and improvements conducted in 1853-1854 with the aim of reducing flue wear and tear and fuel consumption in the large coal-burning engines built by Winans and popularly known as "camels."

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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company

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The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) was founded in 1827, and operated from the Great Lakes, Ohio, through the mid-Atlantic. The B&O's successor, CSX Corporation, was created in 1987 from interim holding companies. From the description of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company personnel records, circa 1940-1979. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 760082029 ...

Hayes, S. J. (Samuel J.), 1816-1882

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Cohen, Mendes, 1831-1915

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Civil and mechanical engineer and railroad executive. Mendes Cohen was born in Baltimore on May 4, 1831. He received his mechanical training in the works of Ross Winans (1847-1851), the builder of early locomotives. From 1851 to 1855 he worked for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, chiefly in the Motive Power Department. He worked on the adaptation of wood-burning locomotives to coal-burning and devised the method for handling traffic on the 10% temporary grade o...

Latrobe, Benj. H. (Benjamin Henry), 1807-1878

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