. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . meter of cylinders, I find, may beovercome by reducing the travel olmi side with large < vliudci im nto reduce the quantity of steam going tolarge cylinder to minimize the quantityto the amount required to produce anequal exhaust; this is also beneficial mregard to a weaving or jerky motion thatis generally produced by a differemdiameter of cylinders. If Mr. Pitts wasworking with an engine with a differ-ence in the diameter of cylinder, he mightchange his back motion rods until hewore them out.
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . meter of cylinders, I find, may beovercome by reducing the travel olmi side with large < vliudci im nto reduce the quantity of steam going tolarge cylinder to minimize the quantityto the amount required to produce anequal exhaust; this is also beneficial mregard to a weaving or jerky motion thatis generally produced by a differemdiameter of cylinders. If Mr. Pitts wasworking with an engine with a differ-ence in the diameter of cylinder, he mightchange his back motion rods until hewore them out. without producing an) done-, of which I give you the <ii Hight from rail to top of stack. 21 inches;boiler diameter, 8 inches; cylinders. i/i :<2/2 inches; driving wheels, 8 inches; truckwheels, \ inches; grate. SA^7A inches;gage, about 8 inches; wheel base, s/2 feet:total I -sure, 175 pounds; ti capacity, 6 gallons; boiler capacity. 5gallon*; weight of engine, 450 poundsBuilt by J. W. Shnver Cthe eng■•of Denver, Col., and photographed bjsender. Theo C. Louts, ! TRAIN. beneficial results. I could dwell at greatlength on experiments I have tried insetting valves by sound, tram or indicator,but will wait to see how I fare at the handsof the publishers. John J a 1 Lilliputian Train. Editors: I herewith send you photograph of theDenver Short Line, which ran. by an en-gagement, at the St. Louis Fair, in Octo-ber, and received a good patronage. Ithas three officers—a manager, engineerand agent. This line carries passengers,first in coal cars, and the round trip is acircle about 400 feet. Each car seatsthree children or two adults The photograph shows full train and Awkward Engine to Repair. Editors: Having occasion, a short time agoverhaul a small locomotive that \\signed and built in a private shop,convinced, before finishing the job. thatpeople who are not in the business hadbetter let locomotive building very se-verely alone.
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