. The railroad and engineering journal . Fig-. 146. Fig 147- Vol. LXI, No. ().J ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 274. Fig- 152. 275 THE RAILROAD AND [June, 1887. ten-wheel engines, in which the front wheels and axle came inthe way of the rocking shaft. In 1S66. the valve-gearing shown in fig. 154, which was de-signed and patented by Messrs. Uhry & Luttgcns, was appliedto an engine for the Central Railroad of New Jersey. In thisthere is an ordinary shifting-link worked by two eccentrics andconnected with a pin attached to the lower arm of a rocking- retarded from 5 to 6 in. beyond the link-motion, while th
. The railroad and engineering journal . Fig-. 146. Fig 147- Vol. LXI, No. ().J ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 274. Fig- 152. 275 THE RAILROAD AND [June, 1887. ten-wheel engines, in which the front wheels and axle came inthe way of the rocking shaft. In 1S66. the valve-gearing shown in fig. 154, which was de-signed and patented by Messrs. Uhry & Luttgcns, was appliedto an engine for the Central Railroad of New Jersey. In thisthere is an ordinary shifting-link worked by two eccentrics andconnected with a pin attached to the lower arm of a rocking- retarded from 5 to 6 in. beyond the link-motion, while thepoint of compression remains the same. The size of opening ofthe exhaust-port is somewhat larger than with the link-motion,and it is opened in less time, thereby producing a strong andclear exhaust. Its objectionable feature is the cam as a mechanical devicefor locomotives. Whether this objection would be as great if
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