Official Proceedings, Volume 12Western Railway Club, 1900 - Railroads |
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... referred to , contains the earliest instance which has been found , of a spark arresting appliance in the smoke box , being a communication , on pages 74-77 , from J. McIlvaine , describing and illustrating his " Arrangement for ...
... referred to , contains the earliest instance which has been found , of a spark arresting appliance in the smoke box , being a communication , on pages 74-77 , from J. McIlvaine , describing and illustrating his " Arrangement for ...
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... referred to ( see Plate No. 28 E ) , the deflecting plate was designed by Isaac Dripps , in 1849 , and an illustra- tion is given showing an inclined perforated deflecting plate , practically the same as some of comparatively recent ...
... referred to ( see Plate No. 28 E ) , the deflecting plate was designed by Isaac Dripps , in 1849 , and an illustra- tion is given showing an inclined perforated deflecting plate , practically the same as some of comparatively recent ...
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... referred to are reproduced as Figs . 4 and 5. While the broad and impracticable idea of a smoke box extension , without any spark arresting applian- ces , may have been original with Thompson , it would thus appear that its first ...
... referred to are reproduced as Figs . 4 and 5. While the broad and impracticable idea of a smoke box extension , without any spark arresting applian- ces , may have been original with Thompson , it would thus appear that its first ...
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... referred to by the committee , and on some others on which appliances on this principle were in service , the system appears to have been soon and finally abandoned . It is doubtless unnecessary to add that the " perfect spark arrester ...
... referred to by the committee , and on some others on which appliances on this principle were in service , the system appears to have been soon and finally abandoned . It is doubtless unnecessary to add that the " perfect spark arrester ...
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... referred to was made , there was also presented a demonstration , in facts and figures , of the inefficiency and undesirability of the extended smoke box , which is not only wholly at variance with the extravagant claims of advantage ...
... referred to was made , there was also presented a demonstration , in facts and figures , of the inefficiency and undesirability of the extended smoke box , which is not only wholly at variance with the extravagant claims of advantage ...
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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.