Locomotive operation; a technical and practical analysis (1904)
Henderson, G. R. (George R.), b. 1861 · Chicago, Railway Age · leaf 326
e-an-hour stopshows a reduction in speed to 30 miles an hour in 260 feet, to20 miles in 440 feet, 10 miles ir> 550 feet and full stop in 590feet. The velocities at any point may be determined by equa-tion 91; for instance, in the above curve the speed at 440 feetfrom the point of application of… … S in feetFig-. 78. curve crosses the proper line representing P^^, as for the casebeing discussed, we see that the 9.5 line is crossed by the10 20 30 40 mile speed curves at 40 150 320 590 feet distant from the stop, therefore it is only necessary to lay off these distancesback from the stopping…
Locomotives
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