. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ir-brake system to doa good, smooth job of braking under anyand all conditions. D. B. HUTCHINS, Insp., K. C, F. S. & M. R. R. Sfiringficld, Mo. [The two-application stop recom-mended by air-brake men and recent writ-ers is exactly the same as the Fig. 2 stopdescribed by our correspondent. The idea passageway or valve is absolutely neces-sary where the subject is to be discussedintelligently, for frequently no valve canbe obtained to place the finger on the sing-song, however, c
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ir-brake system to doa good, smooth job of braking under anyand all conditions. D. B. HUTCHINS, Insp., K. C, F. S. & M. R. R. Sfiringficld, Mo. [The two-application stop recom-mended by air-brake men and recent writ-ers is exactly the same as the Fig. 2 stopdescribed by our correspondent. The idea passageway or valve is absolutely neces-sary where the subject is to be discussedintelligently, for frequently no valve canbe obtained to place the finger on the sing-song, however, cannot be tooseverely condemned.—Ed. Handy Air-Brake Tool. lidilor: The accompanying sketch is of a devicewhich I have been using for some monthspast to remove the handle of the F-6 engi-neers valve from the rotary key, and tolift the cap from the valve body. As will be seen from the sketch, thenuts are retnoved from the rotary key, theclamp placed under the cap, and the set-screw screwed down on the rotary causes the handle to slip off the keyand the cap to lift from the valve THE WESTINGHOUSE LATEST IMPROVED SLACK ADJUSTER—NOTE METHOD OF DRILLINGHOLE IN BRAKE CYLINDER. is. to make a stiff initial reduction andhold the application on until the train hasbeen brought to a low speed, say s or 10miles per hour, then release, but not re-charge. The second application, or par-tial application, as our correspondentcalls it, brings the train to rest with great-ly reduced pressure and less liability ofwheel sliding. The principle is the sameas that of the high-speed brake—the heavybraking is done with high pressure at highspeeds, and low braking with low pressure Thus the usual hammering and prying ofthe parts is done away with, the severalpieces separating easily and uninjured. I trust the device may be of use to thoseof your readers who have to take brakevalves apart. M. Marea, B. & O. R. R. Garrett, Ind. Another Recommended Lubricant forBrake Valves
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