A textbook on the locomotive and the air brake (1901)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa., International textbook co · leaf 173
nto the train pipe and release the brakes again. Thiswould make the arrangement as objectionable as the one firstdescribed. MODERN ARRANGEMENTS OF APPARATUS. FIKST METHOD. 106. General Description.—Fig. 37 shows one of two modern methods used for raising water; it differs from the two already… … §13 CAR HEATING. In the illustration, A is the auxiliary reservoir; B the brakecylinder; air passes from A through pipe P to the air tank C,first passing through the governor valve q. The purpose of thisvalve is to prevent air under 60 pounds pressure passing throughfrom the brake system, thereby…
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