A textbook on the locomotive and the air brake (1901)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa., International textbook co · leaf 165
ll holes shownin the nozzle h. The admission of steam to the body of thewater in this manner prevents the noise that is experiencedwhen steam enters a body of cold water directly and withoutbeing previously broken up, as is done bythese holes. Sometimes a portion of theinterior of the casting is… … OPERATIIVG THE SYSTEM. 94. Heating a Cold Train.—See that all the steam hose is coupled up andall the train-pipe valves open. Then turnon steam from the engine, and when itblows freely out of the rear-end coupler,partly close the rear train-pipe valve, leaving it open justenough to keep the rear…
Locomotives · Locomotive boilers · Railroad cars
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