Practical instructor and reference book for locomotive firemen and engineers: a practical treatise .. (1911)
Lockhart, Charles F. (Charles Fulton), b. 1872 · New York, The Norman W. Henley publishing co. · leaf 222
he left, moving exhaust valve 16, openingports e and d, permitting brake cylinder pressure to escapeto the atmosphere. 605. It is always possible to release the brakes on theengine and tender with the independent brake, even whenautomatically applied. The position which the distributing valve will… … ^\\\\\\\\\\s\\sm\\\\\\\^^^^^ P43 Fig. 65.—Release Position When Locomotive Brake is Released byIndependent Brake Valve, After an Automatic Application. 220 THE DISTRIBUTING VALVE the pressure chamber or brake pipe, or causing any move-ment of the equalizing portion. 606. To release the locomotive…
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