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April 19, 1905
The Adair County News
Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky
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Chicago railroad orders revolutionary Diesel-revised locomotive: 3000 miles nonstop at 100+ mph, uses only cheap fuel oil, halves costs, no coal/water needed; operates via four-stroke cycle with compressed air start.
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NEEDS NO COAL OR WATER
Locomotive Ordered for Chicago Railroad Which Will Revolutionize Transportation.
Chicago.—Three thousand miles without a stop, and at the rate of 100 miles or more an hour, is the capacity of a new type of locomotive which has been ordered by a railroad making its headquarters here. If it does all that its builders promise for it, this locomotive, which is a revision of the Diesel engine, will revolutionize transportation.
The locomotive, or, really, power plant on wheels, is entirely different from anything now in use. The cost of operating it will be less than one half the cost of operating the present type of steam engine. Fuel oil, costing not three or five cents a gallon, is the only fuel that has to be purchased, and there is no necessity of erecting and maintaining an expensive water tank or coal chutes. The machine is what is known as the four-stroke cycle. There is a compressed air reservoir, from which power is obtained for starting. This gives the piston its first stroke when it takes the air alone at atmospheric pressure and temperature. The second stroke compresses this air and raises it to a temperature of about 1000 degrees Fahrenheit. The third stroke is practically an expansion, with injection of oil. The oil is sprayed into the hot air, the amount being regulated by governors. During the first part of this stroke the combustion of this oil is carried on at a constant pressure for a period that is regulated by the amount of oil sprayed. The second part of the stroke is practically an expansion, with transference of heat, and the fourth stroke exhausts the gases.
Locomotive Ordered for Chicago Railroad Which Will Revolutionize Transportation.
Chicago.—Three thousand miles without a stop, and at the rate of 100 miles or more an hour, is the capacity of a new type of locomotive which has been ordered by a railroad making its headquarters here. If it does all that its builders promise for it, this locomotive, which is a revision of the Diesel engine, will revolutionize transportation.
The locomotive, or, really, power plant on wheels, is entirely different from anything now in use. The cost of operating it will be less than one half the cost of operating the present type of steam engine. Fuel oil, costing not three or five cents a gallon, is the only fuel that has to be purchased, and there is no necessity of erecting and maintaining an expensive water tank or coal chutes. The machine is what is known as the four-stroke cycle. There is a compressed air reservoir, from which power is obtained for starting. This gives the piston its first stroke when it takes the air alone at atmospheric pressure and temperature. The second stroke compresses this air and raises it to a temperature of about 1000 degrees Fahrenheit. The third stroke is practically an expansion, with injection of oil. The oil is sprayed into the hot air, the amount being regulated by governors. During the first part of this stroke the combustion of this oil is carried on at a constant pressure for a period that is regulated by the amount of oil sprayed. The second part of the stroke is practically an expansion, with transference of heat, and the fourth stroke exhausts the gases.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Diesel Locomotive
Chicago Railroad
Revolutionary Engine
Fuel Oil
Four Stroke Cycle
Where did it happen?
Chicago
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Chicago
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A Chicago railroad orders a new type of locomotive based on a revision of the Diesel engine, capable of traveling 3000 miles without stopping at over 100 miles per hour, using only fuel oil and eliminating the need for coal or water, potentially revolutionizing transportation by halving operating costs.