. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . orizontal on a 16 per cent, grade, the which arc placed on top of the boxes. The water supply is carried in sidetanks, which are supported in bracketsboiled to the boiler shell. The oiltanks are placed right and left underthe cab floor. The oil is fed through aiicatcr, located at the left side of theengine under the ash pan. The heaterconsists of an oil pipe i/4 ins. in di-ameter, which is placed inside a about 4 ft. in length. The annularspace between the pipes is filled withsteam
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . orizontal on a 16 per cent, grade, the which arc placed on top of the boxes. The water supply is carried in sidetanks, which are supported in bracketsboiled to the boiler shell. The oiltanks are placed right and left underthe cab floor. The oil is fed through aiicatcr, located at the left side of theengine under the ash pan. The heaterconsists of an oil pipe i/4 ins. in di-ameter, which is placed inside a about 4 ft. in length. The annularspace between the pipes is filled withsteam and the outside pipe is laggedwith asbestos covering. The burnerwhich is of a type used by the SouthernPacific Co., is placed under the mudring in the front end of the fire is admitted through a hingeddamper in the back of the ash pan. The engine is cfjuipped with steam,hand and water brakes. The steam andhand brakes are of the band type, oper-ating on the first and second drivingaxles respectively. An auxiliary steamcylinder is also provided for operatingthe hand brake, if desired. The Le. BALDWIN RACK RAIL COMPOUXD 0.\ THE M. i; P. P. RY. cylinders being placed on an inclinationof 4 in 25. The Vauclain system oieompounding is used, and the wheelsare driven though rocking levers hav-ing fulcrums bolted to the engineframes. The valve motion is of theGood type, with the eccentrics ontlie leading axle. The motion is the rocker shafts being placedbehind the links and between the en-gine frames. A screw reverse mechan-ism is used. The main frames are of steel plates■■>4-in. thick, with cast steel pedestalsbolted to them. They are braced infront by top rails, which are bolted tothe cylinder castings. The second andthird pairs of driving-wheels areequalized together, leaf springs beingplaced over the driving-boxes. Theweight is transferred to the front pairof wheels through rubber springs. Chatelier water brake is operated by avalve placed on a level with t
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