. American engineer and railroad journal . COLLINWOOD, SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN-RAILWAY. RENSSELAER, N. YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD. MOLINE, , ROCK ISLAND &• PACIFIC RAIL-WAY. FIO. 7.—SECTIONS OF SIX REPRESENTATIVE ROUNDHOUSES. Smoke jacks are made in various forms; either metal orwood, and, if metal, either of sheet iron or cast iron, eitherfixed or telescopic, and, latterly sometimes swinging, so thatwhen dropped over the stack of the engine they may be with-drawn without damage to the smoke jack; wooden smoke jacksare usually given at least three coats of fire proof p
. American engineer and railroad journal . COLLINWOOD, SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN-RAILWAY. RENSSELAER, N. YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD. MOLINE, , ROCK ISLAND &• PACIFIC RAIL-WAY. FIO. 7.—SECTIONS OF SIX REPRESENTATIVE ROUNDHOUSES. Smoke jacks are made in various forms; either metal orwood, and, if metal, either of sheet iron or cast iron, eitherfixed or telescopic, and, latterly sometimes swinging, so thatwhen dropped over the stack of the engine they may be with-drawn without damage to the smoke jack; wooden smoke jacksare usually given at least three coats of fire proof paint, and areput together with copper nails and brass screws; at Glenwood,Pa. (B. & O.). and McKees Rocks, Pa. (P. & L. E.) the conebottom is replaced by a pyramidal part which, while only alittle wider than the head of the .stack, is elongated in thedirection ot the track (at McKees Rocks to about 14 ft.) sothat the engine does not have to be placed with its stack on theaxial line of the smoke jack, but may stand seve
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