Official Proceedings, Volume 12Western Railway Club, 1900 - Railroads |
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... going a distance of ten miles and running a further distance of fifty or sixty miles without any further accumula- tion , and that it was thoroughly logical to adopt a device which would relieve the front of sparks entirely . " Coming ...
... going a distance of ten miles and running a further distance of fifty or sixty miles without any further accumula- tion , and that it was thoroughly logical to adopt a device which would relieve the front of sparks entirely . " Coming ...
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... going to see the time when we will have an extended front , which is in fact , as well as in theory , a spark - retainer , or receptacle for sparks , and when railroad companies are paying out hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for ...
... going to see the time when we will have an extended front , which is in fact , as well as in theory , a spark - retainer , or receptacle for sparks , and when railroad companies are paying out hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for ...
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... of being projected out of the front end , are sucked or drawn through , and then thrown out of the stack . Now , it seems as though some master mechanics have been going backward a little bit to Discussion on Locomotive Front Ends 47.
... of being projected out of the front end , are sucked or drawn through , and then thrown out of the stack . Now , it seems as though some master mechanics have been going backward a little bit to Discussion on Locomotive Front Ends 47.
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Western Railway Club. master mechanics have been going backward a little bit to the old idea of projecting the sparks out . They have gone back to lower exhaust nozzles , and shortening up the front end . In the words of the congressman ...
Western Railway Club. master mechanics have been going backward a little bit to the old idea of projecting the sparks out . They have gone back to lower exhaust nozzles , and shortening up the front end . In the words of the congressman ...
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... going to do . It is an impor- tant question on passenger trains , especially on roads that have an excursion and tourist service , as they have on the Boston & Maine , which road is now using coke fuel . According to public reports the ...
... going to do . It is an impor- tant question on passenger trains , especially on roads that have an excursion and tourist service , as they have on the Boston & Maine , which road is now using coke fuel . According to public reports the ...
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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.