. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . n this case both rods would be actu-ated by the same eccentric and the en-gine would run in full forward gearand could not be reversed. In regard toleaking or broken valve strips, a commonmethod is to place the valve on thecentre of the valve seat and open thethrottle valve slowly and listen. A whist-ling sound is a sure sign of a leakingvalve. The real cause cannot be posi-tively known without uncovering thevalve. As our correspondent has ex-pressed his desire to hear from otherson this subj
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . n this case both rods would be actu-ated by the same eccentric and the en-gine would run in full forward gearand could not be reversed. In regard toleaking or broken valve strips, a commonmethod is to place the valve on thecentre of the valve seat and open thethrottle valve slowly and listen. A whist-ling sound is a sure sign of a leakingvalve. The real cause cannot be posi-tively known without uncovering thevalve. As our correspondent has ex-pressed his desire to hear from otherson this subject, we may say we wouldbe very glad to have our readers con-tribute to this discussion.—Editor.] Easer Joint for Scales or Bridge Track. Editor: I am mailing you herewith, for publica-tion, a photograph of a recently patentedinvention, which is used in connectionwith draw or lift bridges, track scales andturntables, also a print showing the in-stallation of same on what is probablythe largest and most complete track scalein the South. Until recently an openjoint was used on the track, causing a. EASES JOINT FOR SCALES OR BRIDGES. severe pound on the scale as cars passedover, consequently decreasing the life ofthe scale. Following is a descriptinn ofthe Bohannan-Dugger Easer Joint. The ball of the approach and scale orthe bridge rails are planed off on the out-side even with the web, after which theeaser is bolted firmly to the approachrail, allowing Y% ins. clearance betweenthe side of the scale rail and the easerjoint, which gives ample room for move-ment of the scale. The easer being 3/16in. higher where the approach and scalerails meet, the car wheels are practicallylifted over the open space and allowedto land on the scale without any percept-ible jar or pound. The device is madeof manganese steel and will, therefore,wear indefinitely. Neal DvGGERt Scale Inspector,Tenn. Coal & Iron R. , Ala. The Traveling Fireman. Editor: In reading Barrs Combustion of Coaland Pr
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