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Title: Railway master mechanic (microform)
Year: 1895 (1890s)
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Subjects: Railroads Railroads
Publisher: New York : (Simmons-Boardman Pub. Corp.)
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e boiler pressure, but note the words gage indica-tion. This second reading of the gage indicationshould indicate the correct pressure iu the boiler, pro-viding that the gage be of proper temperature. Some men if they see the gage instantaneously indi-cate a rise of pressure due to shutting off the injectactually believe that the whole pressure in the boilerwas instantaneously that much greater. They do notstop to reason, as other men do. that some circumstancemay exist that causes a variation of pressure betweenthe boiler and the fountain. To men that have madethe above error the closing sememe of the first articlewill be of benefit. Mr. Monaghan states that the evil effect of 220 to225 degrees Fahr. on a steam gage is very marked, andthen he says, but surely no Master Mechanic wouldallow a locomotive steam gage to tx> so situated as tobe heated to 225 degrees. I feel safe in saying thatthere are conscientious and practical men in charge of April, 1898. RAILWAY MASTER MECHANIC. 47
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48 RAILWAY MASTER MECHANIC. April. 1898. INSTRUCTIONS TO ENGINE-MEN. Mr. Geo. M. Burns, fuel agent of the Wabash Rail-road Company, has issued the following iKtice to en-ginemen: Beginning March 1. 1898, an individual account willbe opened with each engineer, to which all coal usedby him will be charged. At the same time the car mile-age made by such engineer will be computed, and at the as light a fire as possible to avoid waste of steam at ;the safety valve. In addition to seeing that firemen carry out the above !instructions, engineers should use good judgment in the juse of the injector, as economical firing cannot be done junless water is supplied to the boiler regularly. Attention is also called to the importance of using the ,feed water heater, as by that means warm water is ;supplied to the boiler, thus saving considerable of your

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