| Bell
      Geared Steam Locomotives  | 
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| TOTAL WEIGHT : | 20,000 lbs. on
    Drivers. . | 
| GAUGE : | 24" or over as
        specified . | 
| OVERALL LENGTH : | 14' 11" over
    bumpers. . | 
| OVERALL WIDTH : | 4' 6" . | 
| OVERALL HEIGHT : | 7' 1" . | 
| TRACTIVE EFFORT : | 5000 lbs. on dry
    level track. . | 
| SPEED : | 15 miles per hour maximum or
    designed for greater speed if desired . | 
| ENGINE : | Two Geared Engines, one on
    each truck. Double Cylinders 5" x 6" each . | 
| BOILER : | Of The best grade
        locomotive fire box steel. Tubes 1" diameter cold drawn seamless
        steel. 218 square feet heating surface in tubes. . | 
| BRAKES : | On all eight wheels,
        operated by hand and steam. . | 
| WHEELBASE : | Truck wheelbase, each
        45'' . | 
| GENERAL : | This locomotive used
        extensively by Road Contractors, Industrial Plants, Logging Camps, For
        Switching Purposes, General Contracting, Etc. This type made in sizes from 10 to 25 tons. | 
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