Official Proceedings, Volume 12Western Railway Club, 1900 - Railroads |
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... feet , as generally used on wood burners . This form of stack gives a better draft ( other things being equal ) than any known to your committee . There are other stacks that more effectually prevent the emission of live sparks , but it ...
... feet , as generally used on wood burners . This form of stack gives a better draft ( other things being equal ) than any known to your committee . There are other stacks that more effectually prevent the emission of live sparks , but it ...
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... feet long by 32 feet wide . In regard to the Union Pacific smoke stack , I notice that the design now is very differ- ent from the old stack that they used before the straight stack was tried . They then used the old - fashioned diamond ...
... feet long by 32 feet wide . In regard to the Union Pacific smoke stack , I notice that the design now is very differ- ent from the old stack that they used before the straight stack was tried . They then used the old - fashioned diamond ...
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... feet in length . However , an impor- tant step in the way of improvement , or looking toward an improve- ment , has ... feet 4 inches wide , 6 or 8 feet wide , and you can readily see that with this increased grate area the combustion ...
... feet in length . However , an impor- tant step in the way of improvement , or looking toward an improve- ment , has ... feet 4 inches wide , 6 or 8 feet wide , and you can readily see that with this increased grate area the combustion ...
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... feet ; the proposed width between linings is 8 feet 6 inches ; the proposed length between linings is 34 feet . This gives a car with contents of 2,312 cubic feet , and per foot , 68 cubic feet . To show how near these figures are to ...
... feet ; the proposed width between linings is 8 feet 6 inches ; the proposed length between linings is 34 feet . This gives a car with contents of 2,312 cubic feet , and per foot , 68 cubic feet . To show how near these figures are to ...
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... feet , whereas , in the east it is about 12 feet . That was the way it was in olden times , when we did not work things quite as closely as we do now . At the present time the Burlington road has changed its standard double track road ...
... feet , whereas , in the east it is about 12 feet . That was the way it was in olden times , when we did not work things quite as closely as we do now . At the present time the Burlington road has changed its standard double track road ...
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Page 198 - Society representing the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and the American Institute of Mining...
Page 308 - If only the body of a car is destroyed, and the company destroying it elects to return the trucks, they shall be put in good order, or accompanied by a defect card, covering all defects or improper repairs made by them for which owners are not responsible, and forwarded, within 60 days, free of freight or other charges, to the nearest point on the line of the company owning or operating the car, and the number, line and class of car destroyed shall be stenciled or painted on each truck so returned.
Page 378 - ON LOCOMOTIVE DRIVING WHEELS, AND ON STEEL-TIRED WHEELS GIVE THE BEST RESULTS FOR EVERY VARIETY OF SERVICE. THOMAS PROSSER & SON, 15 GOLD STREET, NEW YORK. OLD COLONY BUILDING, CHICAGO.
Page 308 - ... provided the damage has not been caused by derailment or rough usage. They will be allowed to render bills direct against car owners on all car owners...
Page 307 - B" end, and the opposite end shall be known as "A" end. Where there are two brake staffs on same car, the end toward which the cylinder push rod travels shall be known as "B
Page 377 - The knuckle may be thrown open for coupling by the hand rod at the side of . U.
Page 264 - When cars of 60,000 pounds capacity or over and so stenciled, have trucks with journals 4 inches or over in diameter when new, $40 per car shall be added to the figure as given above for the values of car bodies, when equipped with metal bolsters.
Page 308 - ... defects on cars received by them from a railroad company, provided they procure joint evidence from the delivering road that such car owners...
Page 251 - ... and be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of this Association be instructed to send a copy of these resolutions to the President of the United States, to...
Page 68 - I do not know that I can add anything to what has been already said in the text of the Lecture on this point.