Rollag 2019: 150 Horse Power Case steamer towing 35 tons up a 15% grade.
The first 40 x 150 HP Case steam engine was developed and produced at the JI Case Threshing Machine Company Engine Works in Racine, Wisconsin, in late 1904. This is not described as a Road Locomotive (R.L), but an "Example" or experimental engine. The serial number was 14666, and I compiled the history of this great engine over the years, and then I did a lot of research, including gathering information on eight more 150 HP Case engines, called 'Road Locomotives'. (# 14666) It was billed as 'The World's Greatest Traction Engine' in 1904.
I will now go into details about the history of the Case 150 HP engine # 14666. The story is quite long and I have verified the facts from several sources. I will trace the known history of the other eight 150 HP engines.
1904'te, # 14666, 150 HP'lik JI Case buhar motorlarından ilki, Case Company'nin Racine'deki motor montaj binasının arkasındaki yüzde 13'lük bir dereceye kadar dört adet 15 HP'lik yeni motoru (57.600 pound ağırlığında) çekmesi istendi. , Wis.
