Official Proceedings, Volume 12Western Railway Club, 1900 - Railroads |
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... possible for the Club ' to do so . Mr. Whyte will explain why this condition has been made necessary . THE SECRETARY : At the meeting of the Railway Clubs ' Secre- taries , last June , their report showed that the following action was ...
... possible for the Club ' to do so . Mr. Whyte will explain why this condition has been made necessary . THE SECRETARY : At the meeting of the Railway Clubs ' Secre- taries , last June , their report showed that the following action was ...
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... possible to make , that none of the long array of spark arrester designs which have been proposed , or even of the comparatively small proportion of them which has been put into practice , has been entirely successful or satisfactory ...
... possible to make , that none of the long array of spark arrester designs which have been proposed , or even of the comparatively small proportion of them which has been put into practice , has been entirely successful or satisfactory ...
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... possible . This form of pipe will , in the opinion of your committee , offer the least resistance to the ascending column of steam and the products of combustion , and produce a better draft than any other . The petticoat pipe ...
... possible . This form of pipe will , in the opinion of your committee , offer the least resistance to the ascending column of steam and the products of combustion , and produce a better draft than any other . The petticoat pipe ...
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... possible , and so directed that the exhaust steam will strike the center of the cone at top of the stack . Variable exhaust nozzles have invariably given trouble on account of " gumming up , " and soon become worthless as variable ...
... possible , and so directed that the exhaust steam will strike the center of the cone at top of the stack . Variable exhaust nozzles have invariably given trouble on account of " gumming up , " and soon become worthless as variable ...
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... possible to arrange the front ends of locomotives so they will clear themselves of cinders without throwing sparks . " at the thirty - first annual convention of the association , 1898. ( Proceedings , pp . 103-108 ) . It was ...
... possible to arrange the front ends of locomotives so they will clear themselves of cinders without throwing sparks . " at the thirty - first annual convention of the association , 1898. ( Proceedings , pp . 103-108 ) . It was ...
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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.