. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . n thestore department people and the foremenin the shops. It must be remembered thatthe store department at all large shops ANTICIPATION OF WANTS AND PREPABEDNESS To be prepared to meet emergenciescovering every day running repairs andaccidental breakdowns there should bea fair supply of all kinds of material,covering the different classes of engines,kept in stock and properly maintained instore house and stock room. In stockroom there should be on hand and main-tained a limited stock of dupl
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . n thestore department people and the foremenin the shops. It must be remembered thatthe store department at all large shops ANTICIPATION OF WANTS AND PREPABEDNESS To be prepared to meet emergenciescovering every day running repairs andaccidental breakdowns there should bea fair supply of all kinds of material,covering the different classes of engines,kept in stock and properly maintained instore house and stock room. In stockroom there should be on hand and main-tained a limited stock of duplicate stand-ard parts machined and finished as faras practicable, ready to meet an emer-gency break-down. Being so prepared,there is little delay experienced in gettingan engine serviceable for the road. Anticipating engines to be drawn fromservice and shopped for general over-hauling. A careful inspection should bemade by each foreman of the differentshops at least thirty (30) days prior tothe date intended to shop engine; amemo made by each of the repairs andrenewals required as far as TKX-WIIEEL EOR THE ULSTER & \\V.\RE. M. R. Coutant, Master Mechanic. .American Locomtive Co., Builders. Fire Box Water Space—Front, 5 ins.; sides, 3J2 ins.; back, 2Y3 \T Pump—9j2 ins. L. H.; one reservoir, 24J^ ins. X 136 Truck—Four-wheel, with cast sttel swing frame and swing center Rod—Diameter, 3j^ —Diameter, 16 ins.^^alves—Type American balanced; travel, sV^ ins.; steam lap, ^ ins.; ex, lap, line and line —Line and line full gear li ins. lead at ^4 stroke —Engine truck, diameter, 30 ins.; kind, Boxes—Gun iron. The story is told that a workman inthe Rogers Locomotive Works havingsuggested some small improvement toThomas Rogers the latter took a ten-dollar bill and gave it to the man on thespot. Rogers workmen were alwayssugesting improvements and they were
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