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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 321

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in contact with the tread of the wheel, untilthe mass became solid. The old form of chill, asolid ring, produced chill enough, but the instant itbecame hot, it began to expand, and. us it waspinched by the clamps between the cope and drag,it would follow the line of least rcsisluuee. leave thewheel… … Take into considctalion heavy sleeping cans,parlor and dining cars with six-wheel trucks. wiHibrakes applicil to but eight wheels under each carout of a total of twelve wheels under each car ofthis kind Usually, leverage in adjusted to apply a brakingforce on passenger cars equal to 90 per cent, of…

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