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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 302

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gall to a grand total coal bill, and that, with suchmnnngcinent, it is not a very small one, follows asa matter of course. By late paragraphs in thepress, I see Ihat the Penn. R. Koad has adopted aplan of paying each engineer and lircniau a certainsum. for all coal saved by the men from a… … up. the compression often exceeds Hie sicam chc«tpressure, and lifts the valve, allowing sicam to blowthrough into the exhaust, making the engini?pound badly and ride hard. With our correspondent John Alexander, we donot believe in full stroking engines, nor yet inworking Ihem so close to the…

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