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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
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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Masox-Fairlie at THI-: Calvmkt Mine. willingness, to blow, if somebody helpsthem. That is about all, and this inherentweakness shows up prominently with themodern locomotive boiler, with its mar-velous steaming capacity. I remember, one time, going with Rich-ardson to witness the operating of thesafety valves on a—for the time—largelocomotive. This was after his patent wasgranted, Init before he had made muchprogress in introducing his valve. Thetwo safety valves were each three inchesdiameter, with the traditional Salter bal-ance. The engine was handling freight on 72 was the la.st thing he thought of. Thepride of the mechanic, every bit as .strongin his achievements as the pride of thewarrior or the statesman in his, came tothe front. He had achieved mechanicalsuccess, and that was enough for thepresent. But this is running a little ahead of thestory. As Richardson first es.sayed to usehis valve, he would have been beaten in thiscontest. His idea was to replace the 3-inchvalve i

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