Locomotive catechism; an up-to-date, practical and complete work on the locomotive--treating on the design, construction, repair and running of all kinds of locomotives .. (1908)
Grimshaw, Robert, 1850- [from old catalog] · New York, The N. W. Henley publishing company · leaf 26
irs as the renewal of springs and journal bearings. 0. For metropolitan and suburban traffic zvhat is the mostfrequently used type of engine? A. The regular American eight-wheel; but there are a goodmany that have only a two-wheel (pony) or Bissell truck infront of the cylinders, to put more weight… … Fig. 7. Switching and Local Passenger Service, with Back Tank.Modified Forney Type. Q. What name is given to this latter type?A. Forney, from its inventor. Q. What is the principal type of engine used for freight?-A. In this country, the eight-wheel type is doing most ofthe work in this line too,…
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