. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . e at any time for brake valvehandle; he may have left it on release oron running positions, as his fancy dic-tated, and excess pressure valve may nothave been free to operate. One thing is worthy ot notice on a partof this run, covering a distance of oneand one-half miles, inside yard limits, ongrade that averaged 68 feet per mile, andrailroad crossing at bottom of No. 3 shows brakes were appliedthree times in rapid succession. A reduc-tion of 15 pounds was made for first appli-cation, then br
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . e at any time for brake valvehandle; he may have left it on release oron running positions, as his fancy dic-tated, and excess pressure valve may nothave been free to operate. One thing is worthy ot notice on a partof this run, covering a distance of oneand one-half miles, inside yard limits, ongrade that averaged 68 feet per mile, andrailroad crossing at bottom of No. 3 shows brakes were appliedthree times in rapid succession. A reduc-tion of 15 pounds was made for first appli-cation, then brakes were released. An-other reduction of 29 pounds was madefor second application, then the last application a reduction of 49pounds was made. Crossing is reached,and with the aid of reverse lever train isstopped. Card No. 3 is before school time, whilecard No. 4 is two weeks after, improvement, especially atplace previously mentioned. All condi-tions being the same, an 8-pound reduc-tion, instead of 15, is made, and brakes LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. 477.
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