Locomotive Firemen's Magazine, Volume 34Brotherhood of Locomotive Fireman, 1903 |
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... called tons may really be above or below their nominal value . The candid admis- sion of this fact has induced many of our leading roads to adopt the weighing , as against the guessing , method of coal handling . Acting on the admission ...
... called tons may really be above or below their nominal value . The candid admis- sion of this fact has induced many of our leading roads to adopt the weighing , as against the guessing , method of coal handling . Acting on the admission ...
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... called you in because you couldn't keep the 202 hot , and you fellows had to give up your train and come back ' light ' from Bennett , and were barely able to get in here with her . " " Well , that's the truth . We were on the local ...
... called you in because you couldn't keep the 202 hot , and you fellows had to give up your train and come back ' light ' from Bennett , and were barely able to get in here with her . " " Well , that's the truth . We were on the local ...
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... called to limber her up for road service . The Old Man ' is generally careful to have some old runner do this work , but Wright has been very successful as an engineer , so he was given the work . worked around the yard the first day ...
... called to limber her up for road service . The Old Man ' is generally careful to have some old runner do this work , but Wright has been very successful as an engineer , so he was given the work . worked around the yard the first day ...
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... called " radial stay " and the other " crownbar " bracing . " Radial stay " implies that long staybolts are used to hold crown sheet and roof sheet together , and are located radially with the curve of the roof sheet . " Crown- bar ...
... called " radial stay " and the other " crownbar " bracing . " Radial stay " implies that long staybolts are used to hold crown sheet and roof sheet together , and are located radially with the curve of the roof sheet . " Crown- bar ...
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... called her Jennie , while the cowboys who came riding over the plain shortened it to " Jen , " and vied with the road men for her favors . But to only one , Terry Donavan , did she show any preference , to the others she showed no ...
... called her Jennie , while the cowboys who came riding over the plain shortened it to " Jen , " and vied with the road men for her favors . But to only one , Terry Donavan , did she show any preference , to the others she showed no ...
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Page 462 - ... the provisions and requirements hereof aud. of said Acts relating to train brakes, automatic couplers, grab irons, and the height of drawbars shall be held to apply to all trains, locomotives, tenders, cars, and similar vehicles used on any railroad engaged in interstate commerce...
Page 50 - Territory of the United States, or of the District of Columbia, or in restraint of trade or commerce between any such Territory and another, or between any such Territory or Territories, and any State or States or the District of Columbia, or with foreign nations, or between the District of Columbia and any State or States, or foreign nations, is hereby declared illegal.
Page 368 - Oh, the grave ! — the grave ! — It buries every error — covers every defect — extinguishes every resentment ! From its peaceful bosom spring none but fond regrets and tender recollections.
Page 462 - An act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their cars with automatic couplers and continuous brakes and their locomotives with driving-wheel brakes, and for other purposes.
Page 462 - An Act to promote the safety of employees and travelers upon railroads by compelling common carriers engaged in interstate commerce to equip their locomotives with safe and suitable boilers and appurtenances thereto...
Page 51 - Act to recover damages for personal injuries to an employee, or where such injuries have resulted in his death, the fact that the employee may have been guilty of contributory negligence shall not bar a recovery, but the damages shall be diminished by the jury in proportion to the amount of negligence attributable to such employee...
Page 335 - in holding, and the present case requires no further decision, that the conductor of a railway train who commands its movements, directs when it shall start, at what station it shall stop, at what speed it shall run, and has the general management of it and control over the persons employed upon it, represents the company, and therefore that for injuries resulting from his negligent acts the company is responsible...
Page 291 - No. 2. (l) and (2) make the schedule time of the train named between the stations mentioned, as much later as stated in the order, and any other train receiving the order is required to run with respect to this later time, as before required to run with respect to the regular schedule time.
Page 144 - It may be designated as — Extra — for any extra train, except work extra; Work extra — for work train extra.
Page 51 - That no contract of employment, insurance, relief benefit, or indemnity for injury or death entered into by or on behalf of any employee, nor the acceptance of any such insurance, relief benefit, or indemnity by the person entitled thereto, shall constitute any bar or defense to any action brought to recover damages for personal injuries to or death of such employee...