1863.
THE PENNSYLVANIA
THE first engine to be built with six pairs of driving wheels
was the Pennsylvania, designed by James Milholland and completed
at the Philadelphia & Reading Shops in 1863. It was intended
and used for pusher service, particularly in handling coal trains
over the summit of the hills between the Schuylkill and Delaware
Rivers.
Though originally both fuel and water were carried on the engine,
when it was rebuilt in 1870, with the rear pair of drivers omitted,
a separate tender was attached. The principal reason for its being
modified was because it had difficulty in negotiating curves,
some of which were as short as 320-foot radius. It was so powerful
that it was destructive to the light cars then used for handling
coal.
Cylinders 20 by 26 inches Weight 100,300 pounds Driving
wheels 43 inches in diameter Wheelbase 19 feet 7 inches
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