Locomotive engineering - a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock (1895) (14760350822)

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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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age of track, 5 ft. 3 in.Fuel, bituminous coal.Boiler of steel, 76 in. diam., 3^ in. thick,designed to .sustain a working pressure of These locomotives are equipped with theWestinghouse vacuum brake, Holt &Gresham sanding device, asbestos sectionalboiler covering, Nathan automatic sight-feed lubricator and Korting injectors. Weare not informed for what special servicethese remarkable engines are intended. i i i Kindling locomotive fires with oil is acomplete success, and the cost one-eighththat of using wood. wheel on with a nut on each side of wheel ;then fasten pipe on lathe carriage withclamps and blocks cut out to suit size ofpipe ; set bottom of pipe same distancefrom lathe center as radius of emery wheelused, which should be smaller than insidediameter of pipe. It will be understoodthat by weighting rod as indicated, atemery wheel end, that grinding will bedone much faster. Put lathe on fast speedand ordinary feed, the emery wheel rest-ing on bottom of pipe ; run emery wheel
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Heavy Compound Locomotives for the Compani.\ P.\ui,i,sta, of Brazil. 180 lbs. per square inch, with a factor ofsafety of 5. Boiler tested by steam pressure to 200lbs. per square inch, and by water pressureto 220 lbs. per square inch. Firebox, 964 in. by 48?^ in. wide ; depth,front 63;^ in., back 6o>^ in. , Material of firebox, copper.^ Material of stay-bolts, copper. Tubes of brass, 301 in number, 2 in.diam., 12 ft. long. One engine has tubesof hardened red copper, supplied byMessrs. .\llen, Everitt & Sons. Weight of engine in working order(without tender), 165,075 lbs., distributedas follows : Weight on front truck, ig,6oo lbs. Weight on leading coupled wheels,36,945 lbs. Weight on second pair coupled wheels,35,605 lbs. Weight on third pair coupled wheels,36,550 lbs. Weight on fourth pair coupled wheels,36,375 lbs. Weight of engine, empty, 145,225 lbs. Tank capacity of tender, 4,000 8>^-lb.gallons. Estimated weight of tender, 80,000 lbs. Total wheel base of engine, 22 ft. 6