Railway and Locomotive Engineering . is of tlie locomotixe type with , and has ample heating surfaceto give a good margin of steam capacityto meet all requirements. The wheel isdriven by means of bevel gears on themam shaft and on the engine shafts. The wheel is composed of ten hollowcnne-shaped scoops. Each scoop is openits entire length on the front side throughwhich the snow is taken in. Knives arehinged on each side of the opening, ar-ranged so as to adjust themselves auto-matically into cutting position. Thewheel is encased in a drum with a squarefront or hood. .At the bot
Railway and Locomotive Engineering . is of tlie locomotixe type with , and has ample heating surfaceto give a good margin of steam capacityto meet all requirements. The wheel isdriven by means of bevel gears on themam shaft and on the engine shafts. The wheel is composed of ten hollowcnne-shaped scoops. Each scoop is openits entire length on the front side throughwhich the snow is taken in. Knives arehinged on each side of the opening, ar-ranged so as to adjust themselves auto-matically into cutting position. Thewheel is encased in a drum with a squarefront or hood. .At the bottom the hoodprojects a few inches in advance of thecutting blades, while at the centre ofthe wheel, the knives are the first to en-counter the snow. .\s a result, the wholefront of the Rotary is a sliarp. cuttingedge. The shute in the top ui tlie drum is the design of the flanger and ice-cut-ters. Since the improvements in theirconstruction it has been found impos-sible for the Rotary to be derailed bysnow or ice. The ice-cutters an
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