Great Northern Railway. No. 1909 the Big Mallet and No. 1 the William Crooks locomotives

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190 1909 GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY No. 1909, the "BIG MALLET" and No. 1, the "WILLIAM CROOKS." On exhibition at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle. The largest engine used on the Great Northern Railway and its diminutive prototype. Average load capacity of the "Wm. Crooks" on a 1 per cent grade 60 tons; that of the "Big Mallet" 1600 tons. The "Big Mallet" hauls practically as much tonnage as twenty-five "Wm. Crooks." g No. 1909, the "BIG MALLET." (Built in 1908) Weight on drivers 355,000 lbs. Total weight, engine and tender 530,200 lbs. Diameter of driving wheels 55 ins. 4 cylinders, 2 high pressure, 222 ins. by 32 ins.; 2 low pressure, 33 ins. by 32 ins. No 1 the "WIL LIAM CROOKS." (Built in 1861) Weight on drivers 55,400 lbs. Diameter of driving wheels 63 ins. 1 cylinder, 12 ins. by 22 ins.

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Published by the General Passenger Department, Great Northern Ry., St. Paul, Minn. RAILWAY NORTHERN GREAT NG THEME 12- ASB