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Show TO HAUL WORLD'S FASTEST TRAIN J:-kUiffi:te- SMf r FIT v a,Y ; A i 3mv '-1? i "HmsON TYPE" locomotive, series No. 5700, has been placed In service by tho Canadian National - railways to haul the world's fastest train btween ChieaRO and Montrenl. To Veep Its schedule of 360 minutes for the 3.14 miles of this run between Montreal and Toronto, this locomotive will be required to operate frequently at a rate exceeding 80 miles per hour. This will not call for much effort as the driving wheels of this engine, the latest and 8peedl;rft In Canada, are 80 Inches In diameter. The locomotive with tender has an ftver-all lenfrthof 92 feet, 6 Ini hes and weighs more than 331 tons. The tender will carry 20 tons of coal and 14.000 Imperial Rsllons of wafer. The boiler pressure is 275 pounds and the tractive power, without the booster, is 43.300 pounds. With the booster another 10,000 pounds is added. Beauty in design has been accomplished by the concealment of practically all the piping above the running board and the polishing of the Jacket. Five of these locomotives will be placed In service before tho end of October |