Treatise covering operation, defects and remedies of the locomotive, Westinghouse and New York air-brake, also questions and answers to first, second and third year's progressive examinations (1917)
MacDonald, J. R. [from old catalog] · [Chicago] The author · leaf 239
ouble the pressure is retained in the brake cylinderthat there will be when the handle is in low pressure(horizontal position), because when the handle is in thelast named position the lug on the handle 5 engages therod 9, raising the weight 10. Hence, the pressure from thebrake cylinder only has… … Fig. 24. High and Low Pressure Retaining Valve, Section WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE 237 Combined Automatic and Straight Air Brake Operation Figure 25 is a view of the straight airbrake valve inapplication position. It will be seen that the eccentricpart of the shaft 2 has engaged the top of the…
Locomotives · Westinghouse air-brake · New York air-brake
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