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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 707

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tLs oflentiraefl a very dillicuU roattcr to get the tireto bear on ihe rail out of this groove. The flange of a driving tire wears sharp owinggenerally lo one of two causes. Either the enginejs low on its springs at that point, or the driversarcnot square with the engine frames, or, as it is… … whereas, had it been taken in time, the whole diffi-culty might have been remedied in twenty minutesor one-half hour. In cases of driving flange wear, the old adage.A stitch in lime saves nine. is certainly true.Cases are quite numerous where one of Ibe backdriving flanges will begin to cut. Where…

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