A. W. Leland Eivers, of Charleston, S. C, has taken measures to secure a patent for an improvement in water tanks for locomotives, the nature of which improvement consists in constructing a tank ...

Robert Taunt A: The General was a 4-4-0 American-type steam locomotive belonging to the ... surrounded by the U-shaped water tank. Its floor is sloped so the coal will roll forward as it's ...

Versatility is a single word that sums up the Mikado-type steam locomotive. This 2-8-2 wheel arrangement became the "one size fits all" in terms of mass usage across North America's railroads.