Official Proceedings, Volume 12Western Railway Club, 1900 - Railroads |
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Page 66
... hands of their superiors , and possibly discharged altogether ; consequently they were anxious , at least , not to be caught violating the smoke ordinance . I take it , therefore , that with the policy now enforced by many of the ...
... hands of their superiors , and possibly discharged altogether ; consequently they were anxious , at least , not to be caught violating the smoke ordinance . I take it , therefore , that with the policy now enforced by many of the ...
Page 68
... hands with reference to this smoke question , as applied to locomotives and railroad people . I think there is scarcely any question in this world , if men can disabuse their minds of their own selfish interests and their own early ...
... hands with reference to this smoke question , as applied to locomotives and railroad people . I think there is scarcely any question in this world , if men can disabuse their minds of their own selfish interests and their own early ...
Page 69
... hands . MR . F. A. DELANO ( C. , B. & Q. R. R. ) : I note with a great deal of interest the attitude taken by Commissioner Reynolds and Mr. Schu- bert on this question , and I really believe that their attitude is a proper and sound one ...
... hands . MR . F. A. DELANO ( C. , B. & Q. R. R. ) : I note with a great deal of interest the attitude taken by Commissioner Reynolds and Mr. Schu- bert on this question , and I really believe that their attitude is a proper and sound one ...
Page 73
... hands of every engineer and fireman on the North - Western system , to the effect that a man must put in his coal at frequent intervals . I said that , like a ward poli- tician voting , he must do it early and often ; he must not put in ...
... hands of every engineer and fireman on the North - Western system , to the effect that a man must put in his coal at frequent intervals . I said that , like a ward poli- tician voting , he must do it early and often ; he must not put in ...
Page 75
... hands , and tried to enforce a com- pliance with the ordinance . I do not believe that we have always I have noticed on trains , where the fireman knew I been successful . was on the train , that he succeeded in firing Discussion on the ...
... hands , and tried to enforce a com- pliance with the ordinance . I do not believe that we have always I have noticed on trains , where the fireman knew I been successful . was on the train , that he succeeded in firing Discussion on 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.