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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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FIG. 59. INTERIOR OF COACH, WITH GAS GENERATORINSTALLED. without. An outlet is provided beneath the floor of thecar for cleaning out the residue at the end of long runs,or after four or five nights heavy service, as carsequipped with these generators are in transcontinentalservice as well as running on remote branch lines. Whenthe car equipped with this generator leaves the terminal, 152 RULES FOR MOVEMENT OF TRAINS train crews and porters light or turn off the gas thesame as one does at his city residence; the generatorsupplying the gas according to the consumption. Allattendance to the generator is done by the car men whilethe cars are in the yards being cleaned.
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FIG. 60. TOP OF GENERATOR PROJECTING THROUGH ROOFOF SLEEPING CAR. HEATING AND LIGHTING CARS 153 Figure 60 shows a view of a compartment sleepingcar, the top of the generator, it will be noticed, is pro-jecting through the roof. This generator applied to acoach is shown in Figure 61. The simplicity of the gen-erator is plainly indicated with its carbide chamber atthe top extended downward about three feet and ter-minating in a grating to form the bottom of this recep-tacle. The bottom being filled with water and connectingwith the overhead supply tank which raises the waterup to the grate where it comes in contact with the car-bide generating gas as it does so, and at the same timeslacking the carbide, allowing the residue 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 i

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