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Identifier: railwaymastermec33newy (find matches)
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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The illustrations very clearly show theconstruction of both car and steam engine equipment, thelatter being mounted on the forward truck. The boiler is built to carry a pressure of 225 lbs. per sq.in. and has a heating surface of 442 sq. ft. It is providedwith a superheater of 75.5 sq. ft. and the area of the gratesurface is 9.5 sq. ft. The wheel base of the forward or driv- numerous disadvantages are as follows: It produces verymuch smoke and has a very disagreeable odor; it cannotstand high temperature, and becomes soft and difficult touse in hot or extreme weather; the dust and fumes of coaltar, being corrosive, are very injurious to the skin, eyesand lungs of the workmen employed, causing diseases ofthose organs. The low temperature at which it ignites, al-though an advantage when used with soft bituminous coal,becomes a great disadvantage when the attempt i-. made touse materials that burn less easily. The coal tar becomessoft and burns much more rapidly than the coal flowing out
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New German ing truck which carries the engine and boiler is 9 ft., and theweight of this machinery ready for service is 18.2 tons. An interesting feature is the connection of the pistons,through rods to both sets of driving wheels, the piston rodsbeing extended through both the cylinder heads to cross-heads running in ordinary guides at each end. The cylindersare 8 ins. in diameter by 10.4 in. stroke and the drivingwheels are 40 ins. in diameter. The total length of the car over the buffers is 65 ft. 7 ins.,the total wheel base is 51 ft. 6 ins., and the total weight ofthe car supplied with coal and water is 53 tons. The car has a baggage compartment of good size and apassenger seating capacity of 55. It will operate success-fully with trailers up to 40 tons and has been giving goodsatisfaction in service. New Binding Agent for Coal Briquets Mr. Geo. E. Eager, U. S. Consul at Barmen, Germany,writes on the subject of coal briquetting as follows: Only fifty years ago the dust of coal was

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