. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . for train. Also theWestinghouse train-signalling device is onthe engine, with a 92-inch air pump andimproved engineers valve. The bearingsare of Ajax metal, furnished by the AjaxMetal Company, of Philadelphia. Two35/$-inch Coale mufflers prevent over pres-sure of steam. Sand-box is fitted with the Testing for Color Blindness. IIV C. B. CONGER. A very handy contrivance for assistingin this work, which can be used in asmall room, and shows with the sameeffects that a switch light or other coloredsignal doe
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . for train. Also theWestinghouse train-signalling device is onthe engine, with a 92-inch air pump andimproved engineers valve. The bearingsare of Ajax metal, furnished by the AjaxMetal Company, of Philadelphia. Two35/$-inch Coale mufflers prevent over pres-sure of steam. Sand-box is fitted with the Testing for Color Blindness. IIV C. B. CONGER. A very handy contrivance for assistingin this work, which can be used in asmall room, and shows with the sameeffects that a switch light or other coloredsignal does at various distances, whetherso far off that the light is just discernible,or so close that it seems to be only an en-gine length away, has been arranged byDr. D. Kmmett Welsh, the eminentoculist, who examines the employes of theGrand Rapids & Indiana Railway, theChicago & West Michigan Railway, andthe Detroit, Grand Rapids & WesternRailway, at Grand Rapids, Mich. An ordinary square lamp is used, of D A U 5: > o- Y7 ■^ %-. TEST FOR COLOR BLINDNESS. Leach sanding device. The engine is fittedwith Golmar bell-ringer, chime whistleand a variety of other devices that pro-mote convenience and comfort in handlingthe engine. This engine made the run from Savan-nah to Jacksonville with the companysvestibule train in 3 hours 22 minutes, adistance of 172 miles, making four fullstops and slowing down for two regulardraw-bridges. There was a Boyer speed-recorder on the engine, and it showedthat a speed of 80 miles an hour was fre-quently attained. which a side view is shown in Fig. I. Iti:. equipped with an incandescent electriclight, which is used because of its greatconvenience when it is necessary to turnout the light during an examination. Anoil lamp can be used for the purpose byhaving a slide to push in front of theopening, and thus cover up the light so itcannot be seen at all when necessary. In either case the electric lamp or blazefrom the oil lamp should come e
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