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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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F. K. Shults, E. A. Simmons, T. H. Simpson,W. M. Simpson, Angus Sinclair, E. R. Stagle, Willard A.Smith, B. E. D. Stafford, Geo. Stanton, J. B. Terbell, JohnH. Thomas, Edward S. Toothe, Alexander Turner, A. M.Waitt, J. M. Wakeman, R. T. Walbank, Chas. E. Walker, E.H. Walker, John E. Ward, Albert Waycott, A. B. Wetmore,A. L. Whipple, G. W. Wildin, E. M. Williams, John T.Wilson, Geo. G. Yeomans. Large Capacity, Homemade Flue Rattler In connection with its new boiler shop, the Illinois CentralR. R. has a flue rattler which has no equal in the country.Mr. G. M. Crownover, superintendent of the Burnside shops,worked out the design and its success does him credit. Theaccompanying drawings illustrate the machine only partially,but the general principle will be at once understood. The tubes are brought from the boiler shop on narrowguage push cars on the track shown in the plan view.When opposite the platform of the rattler, the 4-ton yardcrane picks them up by means of chains and lifts them
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Plan and Elevation of Flue Rattler, III. Cent. Ry. Tulv. 1909. RAILWAY MASTER MECHANIC slightly above the level of the rattling cylinder. As fastas needed the operator drops them into the cylinder, andafter they are rattled they are rolled onto empty cars onthe other side. The capacity of this machine is so great that it does notneed to be run more than four hours a day to rattle thetubes of all the engines handled in the shops, whereas therattling of the tubes in the old way was considerable of aproblem and required the services of several men night andday. One man only is necessary to operate Mr. Crownoversmachine; he stands on the platform between the two cylin-ders where the motor is located. The details of the cylinders and framing show heavy con-struction throughout, and the foundations of concrete elimi-nate a great deal of the vibration. It might be added thatthe lime from the tubes falls into pits beneath the cylinders,where it can be easily reached. Registration of Members o

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