A textbook on the locomotive and the air brake (1901)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa., International textbook co · leaf 209
-mentary reservoir 8 usually attached to the roof of the cab;also to control the flow of air from the train pipe to the atmos-phere when applying brakes, and to admit it to the train pipewhen releasing brakes or to prevent the flow of air in anydirection through it. 6. The air gauge is placed in… … §15 THE NEW YORK AIR BRAKE. 3 indicates the main-reservoir pressure; the black hand indicatesthe train-pipe pressure. The two hands move independentlyof each other. 7. A cvit-out cock 9 is placed in the train pipe justbelow the brake valve. This allows the brake valve to be cutout from the train…
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