. American engineer and railroad journal . he alloy instantly, prevent-ing segregation. A fracture of the metalpoured in this way shows a clearer, closergrain compared to the same metal pouredin a sand mould. Ther; is, of course, a 26P AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. considerable saving of labor over the old methods. A numberof heavy locomotives have been in service on the Lake Erie andWestern with driving boxes fitted in this manner and the brasseshave worn to % of an inch in thickness without becoming loosein the box. It allows the use of cracked boxes which could notbe used with the
. American engineer and railroad journal . he alloy instantly, prevent-ing segregation. A fracture of the metalpoured in this way shows a clearer, closergrain compared to the same metal pouredin a sand mould. Ther; is, of course, a 26P AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. considerable saving of labor over the old methods. A numberof heavy locomotives have been in service on the Lake Erie andWestern with driving boxes fitted in this manner and the brasseshave worn to % of an inch in thickness without becoming loosein the box. It allows the use of cracked boxes which could notbe used with the pressed shell. Coaling Direct from Cars.—Where the quantity of coal han-dled is small and especially at terminal points where the engineslie over night and the coaling can be done by the hostler orwatchman, coaling direct from the cars is the cheapest. Thiswork can be helped by elevating the track, on which the coalcars stand, from two to four feet above the locomotive track.—Report of Committee, Amcr. Ry. Eng. & M. of IV. <1 A irrfa ■~ ■3 ~^ -v. 1 TT^JTT D / T -1 1 £1% - ILL. i 1 a/ 1 r j^zZ
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