A textbook on the locomotive and the air brake (1901)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa., International textbook co · leaf 154
to the center of the car,where a special return T replacesthe loop L, a pipe leading tovalve u as before. The regulating valve v and thedrain valve it are identical, exceptthat the former has the largerwheel. The train-pipe valve Vhas an extension handle, accessi-ble from the side of the car.… … The casting c plays an important part, as it keeps the waterof condensation from freezing in pipe j. The live steam fromthe engine passes through this casting in close proximity to the 70 CAR HEATING. §13 drip pipe j; therefore, as long as there is steam in the trainpipe, the drip cannot freeze.…
Locomotives · Locomotive boilers · Railroad cars
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