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Scientific American, New Series, Vol. 3, No. 3 (July 14, 1860) (1860)

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An illustration from Scientific American, New Series, Vol. 3, No. 3 (July 14, 1860), 1860, leaf 7
ig. 1, is ‘car must act with a constant adaptation to the weight, should be. Many dreadfal collisions would have been shown in connection with the lower hook, 0; and there- being aided by brakes on the locomotives under control prevented had the engincer been able to apply all the fore, when the… … exercises complete and in- train, however long or short stantaneous control over all it may be, ‘The momentum the cars; and yet the brakes will act upon the rear cars are also set for proper action with nearly the same power by simply putting the trainin as upon the forward ones. forward motion.…

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