. American engineer and railroad journal . FIC. 4. CAST STEEL ASH PAX SLIDE AND FRAME CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RY. 241 U1ERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD -CAST IRON ASH PAX SLIDE AND FRAME WITH HEATING 1ASSBALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. on the front hopper which prevents the piston striking th» headof the air cylinder. A lock, consisting simply of a pin insertedthrough a hole in one of the angle irons in the bottom of thehopper and projecting down back of the slide, prevents the doorsbeing opened accidentally. This arrangement has been in suc-cessful service on this road for several years. On t
. American engineer and railroad journal . FIC. 4. CAST STEEL ASH PAX SLIDE AND FRAME CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO RY. 241 U1ERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD -CAST IRON ASH PAX SLIDE AND FRAME WITH HEATING 1ASSBALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. on the front hopper which prevents the piston striking th» headof the air cylinder. A lock, consisting simply of a pin insertedthrough a hole in one of the angle irons in the bottom of thehopper and projecting down back of the slide, prevents the doorsbeing opened accidentally. This arrangement has been in suc-cessful service on this road for several years. On the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad a design of hopper frameand guide and sliding door, shown inFig. 5, is used. This frame is pro-vided with a cored passage .illaround the hopper opening withsmall vents to the slide bearing. Theash pans on this road are very lib-erally provided with nettings andhave the hopper section constructedso as to be easily detachable. Doubleconnecting rods connect all of theslides to one operating lever. A verysimilar design is employed by theCanadian Pacific Railway, the prin-cipal difference being that in this casethe slides
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