Locomotive text for engineers and firemen; a complete treatise on the engine, electric head-light and standard code of train rules (1908)
National correspondence school of railroading, Chicago. [from old catalog] · [Chicago] · leaf 207
laceslackened up and iron wedges or nails inserted betweenthe studs and steam-chest in such a manner as to wedgethe broken parts together. The nuts holding the steam-chest cover should then be tightened, securing the coverin place (Plate 78), and the casing and oil pipe replaced.If the studs are… … PLATE 78. If the steam-chest breaks, the broken parts shouldbe removed, the supply ports to the steam-chest blockedwith dry pine, and wooden blocks used to build up onthe blocking. If there are enough studs left on the steam-chest, a fish plate can be placed across the blocking tohold it in place…
Locomotives
Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.