. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . nlit night in August,a few years ago, Ed Townsend, TomBurke and 49 were running down Ar-chers grade, with the through freight,on time. Ed. was using a light throttle,just enough to keep the links stretchedand the cylinders lubricated. Tom hada tank of good coal; and he was perchedupon his seat with his back reclining Setting an Eccentric on a Hook notionEngine. I have just received a letter from anold brother engineer who it seems wroteme at once after reading my article inthe June number of
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . nlit night in August,a few years ago, Ed Townsend, TomBurke and 49 were running down Ar-chers grade, with the through freight,on time. Ed. was using a light throttle,just enough to keep the links stretchedand the cylinders lubricated. Tom hada tank of good coal; and he was perchedupon his seat with his back reclining Setting an Eccentric on a Hook notionEngine. I have just received a letter from anold brother engineer who it seems wroteme at once after reading my article inthe June number of Railway and Lo-comotive Engineering on Slipped Ec-centrics. Thinking it might interest yourreaders I herewith quote the letter infull. Fond Du Lac, Wis., June 6, W. Reading, Dear Sir— I have just been reading about settingeccentrics which made me think of oldtimes. I set a loose eccentric in 47. Iwas firing a drop hook Hinckley, thefirst engine with 4 drivers; had a re-verse lever, 2 valve levers and a cut-offlever. I had been firing 11 months whenthe superintendent set me running. I ran. FIG. 4. FRISCO SYSTEM BRIDGE LOADED WITH COAL CARS. and eccentrics beginning with that ex-perience. I am the oldest living engineer whoran an engine through New Hampshireand Vermont, and between Chicago andLake Superior on the C. & N. W. I am80 years old Oct. 2, 1903. I was born inChichester, N. H., October, 1823. I ranthe first train over the divide of GreenMountains in 1848. against the back-board of the cab, 49being a McQueen, and constructed so asto give the men a little comfort when-ever they had an opportunity to takea spell off, the same as on this especialevening. Tom was looking ahead in adreamy sort of a way and singing in agood voice one of Moores sweetestsongs, Believe Me if all those Endear-ing Young Charms, and Ed. listening. August, 1903, RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING, 355 Tom. youre a good singer, said Ed.,when the song was finished. Its kind for me, Ed., I came
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