Cyclopedia of locomotive engineering, with examination questions and answers; a practical manual on the construction care and management of modern locomotives (1916)
Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & co., pub. for Sears, Roebuck & co. · leaf 274
essive compression. It is perfectly practi-cable to operate the engine at any position of the]reverse lever between half stroke and full stroke, with-Jout serious injury to the fire. When starting the loco-motive from a state of rest, the engineer should always1open the cylinder cocks to relieve… … 1 j, LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING to start quickly and freely. In case the locomotive isattached to a passenger train and standing in acrowded station, or in some position where it is unde-sirable to open the cylinder cocks, the engineer shouldmove the cylinder cock lever in position to permitlive steam…
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