Operation of trains and station work and telegraphy (1916) (14572150208)

Identifier: operationoftrain02prio (find matches)
Title: Operation of trains and station work and telegraphy
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Prior, Frederick John, 1858- (from old catalog) comp
Subjects: Railroad trains Railroads
Publisher: Chicago, F. J. Drake & co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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to drop downto the bottom of the generator. This forms a slightpressure above the water, causing it to recede until thegas is sufficiently drawn off in using, thus automaticallyregulating the making of gas according to the consump-tion. Other accompanying apparatus is used, but such asdoes not in any way complicate the installation as awhole. A condenser, storage reservoir and regulator toinsure pure dry gas at a steady pressure, giving thesoft white light characteristic of this gas. In the event of accidents there is no escape of highlycompressed gas to be contended with. The generatoris provided with a safety valve which would not allowbuilding up any high pressure under any emergency,and the system which causes the water to recede when apressure is built up which exceeds the weight of thecolumn of water due to the height of the water supplyperfectly controls the ordinary pressure of gas in thesystem. Cars equipped with the Pintsch gas system can be 154 RULES FOR MOVEMENT OF TRAINS
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HEATING AND LIGHTING CARS 155 converted to this system when desired, the same lampsbeing changed over to suit, or new ones of special de-sign substituted. THE SAFETY STORAGE SYSTEM OF ACETYLENE LIGHTINGFOR RAILWAY CARS. This system of lighting is similar to other gas storagesystems, in that it consists of a cylindrical tank chargedwith gas, in connection with which are a pressure regu-lating valve and pressure gauge, all of which are placedunder the car.