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IP The two primary Canadian railways had very different philosophies power and operated many 4-6-2 preferred six-coupled coupled locomotives, operating the largest fleet Pacifies of 4-8-4s in National 4-6-4 Hudsons built by the Montreal Locomotive Quebec on October 5, maximum miles per hour; 875 of 4,725 horsepower at 75 J-l. and service records of any New York Central locomotive. J-ls regularly ran more than 20,000 miles per Fleet"— the name month hauling for New York the "Great Steel Central's extensive long distance passenger train network.
Tall wheels by the railroad, and they were certainly allowed for better counterbalancing and reduced the more successful than PRR's Duplex types that number of wheel were constructed after the war rotations per mile. This further . 33 Hudsons . . it has been our endeavor for succeeding reciprocating steam designs steadily to decrease weight per horsepower developed and to increase the steam gener- and drawbar pull capacities and over-all ating plant thermal efficiencies. -Paul Kiefer from A Practical Evaluation ofRailroad Motive Power The 4-6-4 Hudson type was born out of New York Central's need for a senger locomotive.
Used two sets of cylinders and running gear on a rigid frame to reduce dynamic augment and the length of the piston thrust. Capa- Commodore ble of hauling a 1,000-ton train at a sustained steam locomotives built as streamliners were high-speed 4-4-2 speeds in excess of 120 miles per hour. Unfortu- f improved performance, but better In on December to the J-l 1934, New Hudson No. Vanderbilt. The aesthetics. York Central 5344, first by Alco Milwaukee Road. by Otto Kuhler. Milwaukee went on to order new Atlantics built They wore for colorful shrouds designed fives 100 miles per hour, they are nately, the Tls diesels.