. Railway mechanical engineer . of these locomotives. However, the Mountain typelocomotives are designed so that stokers may subsequentlybe applied if found necessary. In addition to the Alco standard drifting valve these loco-motives are equipped with an auxiliary saturated steam lineto the cylinder. A manually operated quick opening 1*4 valve is connected to a 1J4 in- Ppe extending fromthe turret to the front end of the boiler. From this point,1 in. branch pipes lead into each steam pipe. A copper pipe,having its own connection from the hydrostatic lubricator inthe cab, is led to
. Railway mechanical engineer . of these locomotives. However, the Mountain typelocomotives are designed so that stokers may subsequentlybe applied if found necessary. In addition to the Alco standard drifting valve these loco-motives are equipped with an auxiliary saturated steam lineto the cylinder. A manually operated quick opening 1*4 valve is connected to a 1J4 in- Ppe extending fromthe turret to the front end of the boiler. From this point,1 in. branch pipes lead into each steam pipe. A copper pipe,having its own connection from the hydrostatic lubricator inthe cab, is led to this steam line. A 1*4 in- tee is also in-serted near the cab for emergency oiling of the piston valvesby the engineman in case the force feed oil pump failsen route. Mountain Type Locomotive Dimensions The Mikado locomotives purchased by the Rock Islandlast year do not differ materially in design from locomotivesof the same type which have been in service on the railroadfor some years and the new Santa Fe type locomotives are.
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