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manufacturers, this was undoubtedly the first six-coupled locomotive to have a two wheeled, swing bolster leading truck equalized with the forward drivers. This road also had among its passenger locomotives, a group of 4-4-0 engines, built at the company's shops in Jersey City, with Stephenson link motion placed outside the driving wheels. One of these locomotives is shown in an illustration on page 10.
During the late sixties, the Camden and Amboy Railroad, the New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company, and the Delaware and Raritan Canal Company, were consolidated under the name of the United New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company. In June, 1871, these lines were

Single-driver Locomotive "Stevens," built by Norris Bros. for the Camden & Amboy R.R., 1850 Cylinders. 13" x 38". Drivers. diameter, 96". Weight, total engine, about 47,000 lb. There were seven locomotives of this general design.

Rebuilt Stevens Single-drivered Locomotive

A Rebuilt "Stevens" Single-driver Locomotive on the Camden & Amboy R. R

leased to the Pennsylvania Railroad for 999 years, and now form part of its New York, Amboy and Trenton Divisions. THE PENNSYLYVANIA RAILROAD

Although the system of railroads and canals owned and operated by the State of Pennsylvania represented, at the time of its construction, a monumental piece of work, it soon became apparent that it was .entirely inadequate to meet the increasing demands for transportation, and that what was

Cylinders	17" x 24"
Drivers, diam.	57"
Weight on drivers, about	62,000 lb.
Weight, total engine, about	71,000 lb.
Fuel	Hard coal

There were five locomotives of this class.

Mogul Type Locomotive, built by The Baldwin Locomotive Works for the New Jersey R. R. & Transportation Co., 1871

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