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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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er all conditions, that the gaskets are brought to-gether and locked as one piece, that when coupled withheads of other types the locking effect is interchangeable,that heads are prevented from lifting and leaking onsharp curves or under strain of draft rigging, that thenecessity of hammering heads in an attempt to get tightjoints is entirely done away with, and that in event of thetrain parting for any cause there is no tearing out ofhose or pulling out of train line. In case of accidental break-in-two of the train thecoupler wings are forced up by the straightening ofthe hose, D acting as a hinge, and the pressure ofthe lock springs B and B1 being overcome until theline of draft reaches a higher plane than the line ofcontact, when the. coupler heads part without damageto hose or train line. THE ECONOMY CAR HEATING SYSTEM. This system is designed to heat passenger trains withthe exhaust steam from Air Pumps instead of live steamfrom the locomotive boiler. HEATING AND LIGHTING CARS 75
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OO HWH fa O o HO<1 2 76 RULES FOR MOVEMENT OF TRAINS Many attempts have been made in the past to utilizethe exhaust steam from Air Pumps for heating purposes,but without success., as no means were provided for tak-ing care of the condensed water discharged from thepump with the steam. The manufacturers state that theaction of the Air Pump on the road being intermittent,constantly stopping and restarting, and so causing con-siderable condensation to take place in both the steamcylinder of the Air Pump and its steam supply pipe,which, being discharged by the Air Pump upon eachrestarting, can, if carried into the heating system of thecars, fill the radiators and pipes and so prevent the carsfrom being properly heated. Serious damage would alsobe likely to result from the freezing of this water in thecar radiators and pipes. With the Economy Car Heating System the exhauststeam and water from the Air Pump is discharged intoa Reservoir, and the water is prevented from passinginto the tra

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