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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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e great loss oflife in that one car created a strong pre-judice against English compartment cars. In conclusion, I would like to add thatthe old roundhouse in South Boston isdoomed to destruction, and that the ma-chine shop has turned out its last new en-gine, and before many months trains willbe speeding over the spot; but Mr. Brownand others exiled from New Englandsfair shores, will be glad to know that time soon after I commenced my duties as alocomotive engineer. With the engine un-der steam, I place the engine with the rightcrank pin at top forward eighth. Nowcut out all brakes except the tender; ap-ply the tender brake, then drive someblocking under enough of your tenderwheels in front to secure them in caseyour brake leaks off. Now place yourlever in forward corner, give your enginea little steam, and every driving box willrest solid against the forward wedges.Drive a wedge or block under the back ofeach driving wheel, open your cylindercocks, put your lever in the center, com-
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OLD COLONY VETERAN. has not banished from the section of theold Bay State served by the Old ColonyRailroad the historic atmosphere forwhich it has always been so justly famous.The placid, peaceful, quiet old Plymouths,Weymouths, Abingtons, and all the rest,retain their delightful quaintness despitethe big railroad changes and the invasionof the clanging trolley cars.Boston, Mass. W. A. Hazelboon. Setting up Wedges. The May number of Locomotive Engi-neering contains an article on setting upof wedges, which the writer claimed was agood way, and he had never seen it inprint. Now, as this appears to be an ageof looking over the stock and taking yourchoice, I will offer a way which I adopted raence with your main driving box wedgesand put them up as close as possible with-out sticking, for the thrust on the mainrod must be sustained here. Judgmentmust be used, as new boxes and wedgesare usually rough, while old ones are aptto be shouldered or hollowed at wedge.At the back driving box wedge

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