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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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enoughfor several nights, and recharging may be done at anypoint to which carbide can be shipped, thus no chargingplants are necessary. It is claimed by the makers thata burner will last for years without renewal, thus thereis no occasion for continual renewal of burner parts asin the mantle system. Figure 59 shows the interior of a second class coachwith gas generator installed. The cylindrical generatorpassing through the car from floor to roof; the watertank over the door, the condenser in the corner of theclear deck, gas outlet pipe from the generator to th<bottom of the condenser and gas pipe coming out thside of the condenser. A cut-out cock is shown on tb 150 HEATING AND LIGHTING CARS 151 gas pipe to the condenser for cutting off the generatorat terminal when being charged. A charge of 140 pounds of carbide is put into thegenerator from the roof of the car. The water tankholding sufficient supply of water has an extension upthrough the roof where water is also supplied from
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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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