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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 59

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idea for years thatlocomotive running was a trade learnedonly by several years of close applicationand hard experience as firemen, but thePosfi easy way out of the strike troubleknocks an old and lime-tried custom in thehead, It is so simple that it is a wonderIhal some other s^-caliber idiot never… … in front of pump brackets. A sheave, E,runs on bar D, and to it a differentialpulley block is attached, which hooksinto an eye plug having a thread cut onits lower end, to screw into top cylinderhead of air pump, in place of reversingvalve cap, which may be temporarilytaken out for this purpose.…

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