Modern locomotive engineering, with questions and answers .. (1913)
Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & co · leaf 290
ders to keepthe air-valves closed. If the descent is such as to pre-vent the use of steam, close the throttle and move thereverse lever gradually to the forward notch and movethe starting-valve lever to its full backward position.This allows the air to circulate either way through thestarting-valve… … 284 LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING heavy loads as the speed decreases the reverse levershould be moved forward sufficiently to keep up therequired speed. If, after the reverse lever is placed inthe full forward notch, the speed still decreases andthere is danger of stalling, the starting-valve may beused,…
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