Mathias Baldwin built his first steam locomotive in 1832, with the
assistance of a railroad mechanic named Andrew Vauclain. Five
decades later, his son Samuel M. Vauclain joined the Baldwin
Locomotive Works Company. Vauclain developed the compound
locomotive in 1889, an achievement that changed the face of the
railroad industry. He also engineered many engine prototypes, and
performed developmental work on the balanced compound. A lifetime
employee at Baldwin, he served as General Superintendent,
Vice-President, President, and finally as Chairman of the Board,
until his death in 1940. This catalog, which dates from 1900, shows
Baldwin's full line of compound locomotive products and includes a
discussion of their method of operation and maintenance. It
includes technical specifications and other data. This version of
the book has been slightly enlarged and reformatted for
readability, but care has been taken to preserve the integrity of
the original text.
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