Locomotive operation; a technical and practical analysis (1904)
Henderson, G. R. (George R.), b. 1861 · Chicago, Railway Age · leaf 308
etarding effect of the shoes upon the wheels, but at x theycommenced to slide upon the rails, when the retarding effectwas immediately reduced, as shown in the figure. In certaintests made on the Brighton Railway a car was detached fromthe engine at a definite speed and allowed to come to rest.… … Seconds. applied to arrest the rotation of the wheels, so that they slidupon the rails, the car ran over 400 yards before coming torest. Besides the reduction in stopping power caused byskidding or sliding, the result is disastrous to the wheels, andparticularly in the case of locomotive driving…
Locomotives
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