A textbook on the locomotive and the air brake (1901)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa., International textbook co · leaf 414
dthe latter a view taken at rear of cylinders. The brake appa-ratus consists of an ordinary globe valve a and sufficient pipingbbb to connect the valve with the exhaust passages in the cylin-der saddle at c, c. The globe valve is set in the boiler head, ona level with the crown sheet and at a point… … 28 THE NEW YORK AIR BRAKE. 18 two branches at the cylinder saddle, each branch leading to,and opening into, one of the exhaust passages, as shown. OPERATION OF PARTS. 36. As previously stated, the duty of the water brake isto supply low-pressure steam to the cylinders when the engineis running…
Locomotives · Locomotive boilers · Railroad cars
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