. American engineer and railroad journal . wer side of the pit. Pig. 2, returned to its original position. The door closes as it passesdown the inclined track. A lever, shown in Fig. 2, is thenmoved by the attendant, locking the first bucket and releasingthe second. A repetition of the operation of the three-waycock then raises and dumps the second bucket. This plan employs but one cylinder for two buckets, onebucket being used as an anchor, while the other is hoist is made double so that the front end and ash panmay be cleaned simultaneously and with the engines headingin either d
. American engineer and railroad journal . wer side of the pit. Pig. 2, returned to its original position. The door closes as it passesdown the inclined track. A lever, shown in Fig. 2, is thenmoved by the attendant, locking the first bucket and releasingthe second. A repetition of the operation of the three-waycock then raises and dumps the second bucket. This plan employs but one cylinder for two buckets, onebucket being used as an anchor, while the other is hoist is made double so that the front end and ash panmay be cleaned simultaneously and with the engines headingin either direction. The attendant does not leave the pit, andwhile the ashes are being dumped the engine may be movedoff the pit and another take its place. Several of the details are worthy of notice, especially theone with the small wheels on the lower side of the trolleytrack. This closes the door on its descent, the wheels being September, 1900. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL 279 ^j-T-i-l ^^nhiY-- ■* jtiT ■ int ini ttJM J t aUl iiJT.
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