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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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while the brakes are being ap-plied will i.urn save more than our pailof wheels as well as a lot of correspond- CORRESPONDENCE. The Kicker. Editors: The following is a truthful report of anincident which really occurred, and is notfiction. On almost every railroad in the countrythere is some one employe, or perhapsmany of them for that matter, who is des-ignated by the title given above. It wasthe writers privilege to meet one of these,and he was so unique and withal such agood fellow that the idea occurred to me ter the most vehement kick I ever wit-nessed, and what is more can keep it up;but if shown to be wrong, will acknowl-i or like a little man. I was in the A. B. & C. roundhoua 1 ed an engineer, Who goes out on 3? John , he said, but dont ride with him, hell kick your head off. Thatrather disheartened me al first, but 1 nev-ertheless decided to try it for a little while,and tins is what folli 1 1 went to the depot and found John oil-ing round, watched him a little while and
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INTERIOR VIEW OF THE GRAND TRUNK RAILWAYS NEW AIR-BRAKE INSTRUCTION CAR.Showing arrangement of brake cylinders anil comfortable scats for class while being Instructed and examined. ence. Remember, when using sand, toget it down while the brakes are appliedlightly, and keep using it until the trainstops. Dropping sand when wheels aresliding will not start them turning again.If you are running by a station with afull application of the brakes, dont dropsand unless it is a case of emergency, forat this season of the year it is probablethat some wheels arc already sliding. There is a big pile of Congers Air-Brake Catechism waiting for purchasers.It costs only 25 cents. that perhaps the readers of LocomotiveEngineering might also like to meethim. It is not my purpose to convey theidea that all kickers are always correct,but that it is well to investigate the mat-ter before deciding, as in some cases thekick is well founded. In introducing The Kicker. I present him as Mr. John , engineer on

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