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Question Box of the Locomotive by WN Breen 1905 Hard Cover
Question Box of the Locomotive by WN Breen
Hard Cover Notice the cover damage, stamped inside front cover, first blank back missing a small piece - starting to separate from book, Mark inside back cover
347 pages + Advertisements
Copyright 1905
CONTENTS
Air 10
AIR BRAKE196
Running Test of Air Brakes197
Making Service Stops, Passenger Trains 198
Making Service Stops, Freight Trains 200
Cause of Brakes Sticking 201
Double Headers 202
Hand Brakes vs. Air on Grades 203
Overcharging Brakes 204
Amount of Excess Pressure 205
Emergency Application 206
Forty Don'ts 207
Driver and Tender Brakes 216
BOILERS 25
A Few Dont's 37
BREAK DOWNS 218
COMBUSTION 1
COMPOUND ENGINES 146
Locating Blows on a Vauclain 4-Cylinder 152
Breakdowns and Locating Blows on 2-Cylinder Compounds 155
Care and Handling of the Compound 156
Standing Test for Blows, Vauclain Compound 163
Standing Test for Blows,Tandem Compound 164
Two Cylinder Compound of the American Locomotive Co 169
Locating Defects in Schenectady Cross Compounds 173
Schenectady 2-Cylinder Compounds 176
Tandem Compounds 179
Schenectady Compound Tandem 181
DeGlehn 4-Cylinder Compound 185
Vauclain 4-Cylinder Balanced Compound 186
Balanced Compounds 188
Compound Engines 191
ELECTRIC Ilk ADLIGHT 122
To Focus Lamp 126
Suggestions 127
EXAMINATIONS 257
First Series of Questions and Answers 259
Air Brake Questions and Answers, 1st Series 264
Second Series of Questions and Answers 266
Air Brake Questions and Answers, 2d Series 272
Oil Burning Locomotives 274
Lubrication 279
Third Series of Questions and Answers, Mechanical 281
Compound Locomotives 296
Air Brake Questions and Answers, 3d Series 303
New York Air Brake, the Duplex Air Pump 306
Governor 308
Main Reservoir 310
Engineers' Brake and Equalizing Discharge Valve 311
Triple Valve 314
Highspeed Brake 315
Water Brake 317
Train Air Signal 318
Miscellaneous 319
Extra Santa Fe Questions and Answers 325
Questions and Answers, Compound Engines 330
Air Brakes 331
The High Speed Brake 344
Roundhouse Air Brake Work, Inspection and Repairs 345
FIRST YEARS EXAMINATION FOR FIREMEN 76
Don'ts for Beginners 88
FUEL 6
HEAT 19
INJECTORS 60
The Ohio 63
The "New" Nathan 65
Standard Monitor 66
Simplex 67
Garfield 68
LUBRICATORS 46
Steam Supply and Piping 47
Cleaning and Filling 48
Equalizing Feature and Siphoning 50
Mileage and Instruction for use of Valve Oil 51
The Bull's Eye 53
The Detroit 55
POWER 24
STEAM 40
VALVE MOTION 91
Locating Blows 107
Piston Valves 109
Direct vs. Indirect Valve Motion 111
Exhibit of American Locomotive Co 117
WATER 15
PREFACE.
This book was not written with the idea that there was not a sufficient number of books of this class on the market, but because it was necessary for one seeking information to make researches that took much of their time, and in these times "Brevity" is the pass-port.
Having been called on by my associates to answer the numerous questions that are presented in the "Examinations" that are now in vogue on the various roads, I determined to place them in book form for their convenience, to the best of my ability.
I am not claiming the originality of the matter contained in this book, and do not wish to be accused of "Plagiarism" as the matter I have compiled herein has been used and printed in other forms before, but not in such a condensed way. It is not the intention of the author to slight anyone in the recognition of their work and if it has been done in these pages he now apologizes for the same.
We wish to give credit to the Traveling Engineers' Association, American Air-Brake Men's Association, and Locomotive Firemen's Magazine for much of the information contained herein, and to our friends A. L. Beardsley, W J. McCarroll, W. G. Wallace and also the Baldwin Locomotive Works, the American Locomotive Works, the Nathan Manufacturing Co., Ohio Injector Co., and Pyle-National Electric Headlight Co.
Trusting that the reader may find some line among these pages that will assist him we beg to conclude by acknowledging that this is not a piece of literary work and we disclaim any attempt at fine writing. Hoping it will fill its mission is the wish Of the AUTHOR.
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