A textbook on the locomotive and the air brake (1901)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa., International textbook co · leaf 230
ages 23 and 26 are open for the admission of steam,l)ut only piston 21 will be moved upwards, the steam that enterscylinder 4 simply acting to hold piston 22 down. When piston21 completes its stroke, it will shift slide valve 6 to its upperposition and steam wall then enter cylinder 4 through port… … §15 THE NEW YORK AIR BRAKE. 15 27. Referring to Fig. 4, 57 is the union nut for the steam-pipe and pump connection, and 59 is the union nut for theexhaust pipe. A drain cock 5Jf. is screwed into the steam pas-sage 19; its duty is to afford a means of draining away anycondensation that may…
Locomotives · Locomotive boilers · Railroad cars
Internet Archive · Northeastern University Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
