A textbook on the locomotive and the air brake (1901)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, Pa., International textbook co · leaf 53
en he comes backagain and lights them.All this time the gashas been escaping andfilling the body of thelamp. By the time hegets back to the firstones, not only hasthere been quite awaste of gas, but alsothere is a violent pop on applyingthe light; even if thissmall explosion does no harm, it cannot… … § 12 CAR LIGHTING. 37 EXTrNTGtnSHING THE LIGHTS. 46. To extinguish, tlie lights, turn off the gas at eachlamp; do not extinguish them by shutting off the supply atthe main cock. Such a careless practice will assuredly lead toa bad waste of gas (to say nothing of its unpleasantness) owingto the main…
Locomotives · Locomotive boilers · Railroad cars
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