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Identifier: railwaymechanica89newy (find matches)
Title: Railway mechanical engineer
Year: 1916 (1910s)
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Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Simmons-Boardman Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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r if the packing leather is de-fective. The car inspectors and repairmen whose duty it is to inspect and make light repairs to brakes and draft arrangements should also be required to give the same attention to hand brake defects, adjustment of brake rigging, brake pipe hangers, angle cocks, hose and couplings and pipe connections. The repairs should be made at the same time that other defects receive attention. *P>om a paper read before the Niagara Frontier Car Men*s Association,Buffalo, N. Y., May 19, 1015. OIL BURNING SAND DRYER Ity F. (i. LISTKUMechanical Knilineer. Spokane, Iorllanii & Scaulc, Portland, Ore. A sand dryer which is very inexpensive to build and which isgiving excellent results is being used by the Spokane, Portland a pressure of 20 IIj. About four hours per day are consumedby the operator in handling the dryer and sanding on an averagecjf twelve engines. The remainder of his time is spent in help-ing 111! bnsiler turn engines, clc. The dryer was designed and
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Steel Sand Drier Which Uses Fuel Oil ditions, and in structure has outlived tliree of the ordinary castiron type. The dryer is built with a frame work of three light rails linedon the inside with yi-in. tank steel. The walls and bottom arelined with one layer of fire brick to a height 42 in. above thefloor line. The hopper is made of )4-n\. tank steel joined atthe corners with 2-in. liy 2-in. angles, and the bottom is per-forated with 1-in. round holes to allow the dry sand to run out.The sides and ends are provided with openings covered withsliding doors for the purpose of loosening the sand if packed,or to remove stones which might be lodged inside. The chim-ney is located in the front of the arch; the flame blowing in atthe front door strikes the back wall and causes the gases toreturn to the front of the box and out the chimney, thus com-pletely utilizing the heating surface of the firebox. The burneris made of standard pipe fittings, except the nozzle and two re-ducers which are

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