. Railway master mechanic . hrough the netting and up the stack, beingdead, however, before reaching the ot the general dimensions of the engines ar-t;as follows: Gauge of ^ 4 fl, in. Drivinir wheel base 15 It. ;J in. Total wheel base ot engine 22 ft. 9 in. Total whetl base of engine and tendL-r 44 ft. Steam cht^tvalvcs the oommon slidr (Richardson bul.) Steam yiorts lUxlO in. Kxhaust ports :i.\iliin. Illidgc Il in. thick. Inside lap the level to give notice to the gate-keeper in theevent of his not being on the alei-t, the engine-manturns the waste steam of the loc
. Railway master mechanic . hrough the netting and up the stack, beingdead, however, before reaching the ot the general dimensions of the engines ar-t;as follows: Gauge of ^ 4 fl, in. Drivinir wheel base 15 It. ;J in. Total wheel base ot engine 22 ft. 9 in. Total whetl base of engine and tendL-r 44 ft. Steam cht^tvalvcs the oommon slidr (Richardson bul.) Steam yiorts lUxlO in. Kxhaust ports :i.\iliin. Illidgc Il in. thick. Inside lap the level to give notice to the gate-keeper in theevent of his not being on the alei-t, the engine-manturns the waste steam of the locomotive into a pijiecontrived tor that purpose, and this causes a shrillwhistle which may bo heard at a great distance. THE MASTER CAR BUILDERS ASSOCIATION. The Master Car Builders Convention was held atOld Point Comrorl., on .lune 10 to 12, inclusive, witha good aUrnd:iii,.-. l-rvsident William McWood inthf chair, :iu I S,.i,i, . at his ^ 111 • Mil mil r> |.i>;/nl, during the first or sue-. Dolbesr, A. Duncan. T. G . C, W. & 1 Etteiigcr. C. W. c I-a Crosse, Wis. U. & T. iiuUlow, Ky. ^ ,,, , 11 , 1; I .V I,, tliitiiijio. 111. .\fui- tlio u^ual routine preliminaries. PresidentMcWood made his address, from which we make thetollowinff abstract: I. i In. No. la. W. .... ,...■.■...................... ...V iii in. cenlc Kire-1«..\ ,ido .- XtxlH Steam pres-sure l&i 1 Welirhtontrucliln worltlnKordcr IMtXl i Weight on drivers ii working onler i Total w eight in working order i An early reference to the locomotive whistlefound in an old English time table is amusing: Timidpassengers wei-e warned that where in some fewctises the railway crosses roads of small traffic on ourspetiali:^ .i-n,i~\\, m , .. ^iiuwii In the re|X)rt9 of , i ..inment thereon, but from tliMii. ..-, Ii/ons of , we may 1 i in in-ake power now ■•ivn 1 : .-- .. 11 II, , to passen
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