. The locomotive engineer . nze diaphragm O,and the cricket D J?, thus allowing thevalve P to close with the aid of the spring/. Steam is shut off from under the pis-ton A/, and the valve P is forced onto itsseat by the initial pressure, thus stoppingthe pump. The pressure already underAf exhausts around it, and escapes throughL into the outlet side of the piston A at the bottom acts as a dashpot, its object being to prevent suddenmovement, and consequent Jumpingof the pump. The passage 7 T is toafford an escape for whatever small leak-age may have passed around the valve P, and
. The locomotive engineer . nze diaphragm O,and the cricket D J?, thus allowing thevalve P to close with the aid of the spring/. Steam is shut off from under the pis-ton A/, and the valve P is forced onto itsseat by the initial pressure, thus stoppingthe pump. The pressure already underAf exhausts around it, and escapes throughL into the outlet side of the piston A at the bottom acts as a dashpot, its object being to prevent suddenmovement, and consequent Jumpingof the pump. The passage 7 T is toafford an escape for whatever small leak-age may have passed around the valve P, and through the hples for the cricket D distinguishing feature of this regula-tor is that the pressure chamber is entirelyseparate from all working parts, so thatdust, or any foreign matter from the airtanks, will not disturb the iiyorking. A Chance for Arbitration. Notices have been posted in all divisionroundhouses of the Chicago, Burlingtonand Ouincy Railroad that after May lo allengineers not able to run their engines. without the aid of pilots will be dismissed—an order which, it is said, will take offabout 60 percent, of the engineers.—Chi-cago InUr-Ocean, May 19. Last week we were informed on everyside that the y had a full hand of the■best engineers to be had in the land,and now, after two months, those goodmen, who cant stumble over the roadwithout a pilot, will be discharged. Thissimply means that the loss of business ofsomething in the millions since the strike,and the fact that the public are still steer-ing clear of (^ ticket offices, has causedthe stockholders to outline a plan to re in-state about 50 per cent, of the old men,but without appearing to give in. Stock-holdi^, who have nothing to arhiirate,will 9m. keep on losing a million or so amonth without hunting around for some-thing to arbitrate. An Abomination. If there is one abomination wor<;e thananother on the average locomotive, wethink the blow-off cock should wear themedal. A big, taper plug
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