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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 758

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n, the remainder being liyilrogen andforeign substances, such as are found in bituminouscuul. Now, we will -iay. here is a railroad with all theequipment*, rails all laid, cars ready for tninsporla-lion, loconiotive standing in the rouDdhouse. andeverything that is necessary to o|iemte a… … Snail- Stack ecntagc of hydrogen, is almost wholly conaumwl;the oxygen taken from the atmosphere is admittedthrough the dampers and up through the grate burs.The wood has also acted in this case as a conductorof combustion, because, instead of eoutiuuing to ap-ply wood as Ihe fuel, we substitute…

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