Burlington’s Record Passenger Locomotives

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Burlington’s Record Passenger Locomotives

The heaviest locomotives ever built for passenger service are now on the Burlington Railway. They weigh 127 tons each, and the drive wheels are over seven feet high. The Baldwin Company, which built them, guarantees their ability to maintain seventy-two miles an hour. This is an example of our rushing age. The same road has appropriated no less than $6,000,000 for improvements.