. American engineer and railroad journal . than once in six months. nh. labile not absolutely Qeccssary, there isanadvantane■■e gained in giving the piston a one-ball turn every sli 3f airbrake 1and other (tbe cost of ( ylinders mlhs. Mb. Greater care in the iocatlofreight car«, particnlsrly coal. 01would result in a large reduction tl,V! ■^ifso*f- W. he was glad to see a period of one year recommendedfor cleaning of freight car cylinders, for hjs road had adoptedthat rule several years ago and were satisfied with tbe re-sults Mr. McKee said that be had made
. American engineer and railroad journal . than once in six months. nh. labile not absolutely Qeccssary, there isanadvantane■■e gained in giving the piston a one-ball turn every sli 3f airbrake 1and other (tbe cost of ( ylinders mlhs. Mb. Greater care in the iocatlofreight car«, particnlsrly coal. 01would result in a large reduction tl,V! ■^ifso*f- W. he was glad to see a period of one year recommendedfor cleaning of freight car cylinders, for hjs road had adoptedthat rule several years ago and were satisfied with tbe re-sults Mr. McKee said that be had made a lest of West\ Irgin a well oil. Kents compound, and another grease incar cylinders on tbe Great Northern road; after live monlbathe well oil bad entirely disappeared, tbe grease whosehn?^.f.„ *.^7.\.*,^^P^i^ packing in good the walls of the cylinder showed that lubrication ,n^KS^^ ;*!. ■ <^?l°lers to which Keufs com-pound had been applied were m as good c beginning of tbe test nnif— ■• --. e test and were e luHleleni ad. That broke eyllniers of such slue bo „. not bo excessive. ** nccoMary lo employ may .Jl? K ■¥KK llKludlng boamsi ofslrengtb he as will reduce dellTotlou 6lh. That lost Ifovol duo to truck conslructinnbo as much reduced as possible. ^ruciion The discussion was brief and was chlelly on thr «,«mendatlon to useUO pounds pressure foraVardlsi 7Zclaimed that Itcould not be nbtalmed In many jards Jan e or low steam pressure, aud other* doubted „< T of It. but the majority were In favor of It * t roportlo bo considered was ihat. idently good for tbe totaliiiiended by the committee- ineraliers testified as to the excellence of this compound for car and driver brake cyllnderiin«Tk ^^^^X^ Maintenance of Passenger and FreightBrakes was then read. It outlined what is required in air-brake teat plants, Illustrated methods ot piping also sev-eral portable stands for brake valves, a rick tor testingtr
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