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Identifier: locomotiveengine09hill (find matches)
Title: Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: Hill, John A. (John Alexander), 1858-1916 Sinclair, Angus, 1841-1919
Subjects: Railroads Locomotives
Publisher: New York : A. Sinclair, J.A. Hill (etc.)
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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478 LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. are held on vvitli sufficient force to checkspeed of train on grade, also steadyingtiain on curves, some of them reversecurves. Therefore, it is entirely unneces-sary to release brakes, but. instead, a fur-ther reduction of 6 pounds is made, thusadding to the force already applied, thisforce being sufticient to stop train at cross-ing without using reverse lever. Is thereanyone who will say that an air-brakeschool and a little schooling is a failure? Card No. 5 is from tlic Great NorthernRailway. These cards move much slower,revolving once in 24 hours. This accountsfor the recorded lines being much nearereach other, showing the desirability ofhaving a more rapidly moving card. No. 5 was taken from an eight-car trainrunning over two divisions, -from St. Paulto Grand Forks. Cars were equipped withthree plain triple valves and five quickaction; piston travel was adjusted beforeleaving St. Paul. Over the first division, from St. Paul toBarnesville, a New York b

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vol. 9 no. 1 Jan.-no. 12 Dec. 1896
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