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The locomotive engineer (1888)

Hill, John A. (John Alexander), 1858-1916, Sinclair, Angus, 1841-1919 · New York : American Machinist Pub. Co · leaf 138

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eet4 inches in diameter and 4 feet 3 inches long, branching out into two flues layingside by side, each 19 inches in diameter;these come together again near the fronthead, and a single smoke flue comes fromtheir union up through top of boiler for thestack. There was never any repairs made tothis… … in the shop the safely valve often liftedwith three and four times as much weighton the lever as the ball. The front headis oval, bulging out six or eight inches.There were two gauge cocks on backhead, and a lead safety plug in the lop offire flue. The boiler was never lagged, and willWeigh about…

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