Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers' Monthly Journal, Volume 261892 |
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... engine was unshaken , the proof was wanting . Recent performances of American engines have , if speed is to be the measure of quality , clearly demonstrated the superi- ority of our type over any other under the sun . A train on the ...
... engine was unshaken , the proof was wanting . Recent performances of American engines have , if speed is to be the measure of quality , clearly demonstrated the superi- ority of our type over any other under the sun . A train on the ...
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... engine was in use it made the extraordi- nary mileage of sixty - nine thousand and five hundred miles ( 69,500 ) . and was kept out of the shop for twenty - two months . This was in freight service . When the engine was ovehauled , in ...
... engine was in use it made the extraordi- nary mileage of sixty - nine thousand and five hundred miles ( 69,500 ) . and was kept out of the shop for twenty - two months . This was in freight service . When the engine was ovehauled , in ...
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... engine can be run at a saving of from 30 to 40 per cent . over the same size single expansion engine . Several compounds are under construction at the Baldwin works for the same company , heavier than the one noted . IN a recent test of ...
... engine can be run at a saving of from 30 to 40 per cent . over the same size single expansion engine . Several compounds are under construction at the Baldwin works for the same company , heavier than the one noted . IN a recent test of ...
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... engine , let the true edge of iron rest on face of tip ; if it sits square on it and line of stick is also central with tip , give it one quar- ter turn to try tip for line in central verti- cal plans of engine ; if O. K. , the work is ...
... engine , let the true edge of iron rest on face of tip ; if it sits square on it and line of stick is also central with tip , give it one quar- ter turn to try tip for line in central verti- cal plans of engine ; if O. K. , the work is ...
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... engine square because she has the four exhausts , whether they are equal in volume or not , and when the rocker arm is bent in this way so that there will be 34 and 21⁄2 inches of the slot of the link below the link block when the ...
... engine square because she has the four exhausts , whether they are equal in volume or not , and when the rocker arm is bent in this way so that there will be 34 and 21⁄2 inches of the slot of the link below the link block when the ...
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