. Railway mechanical engineer . f the haul. .\s the average .\merican railroader s knowledge ot thelines outside ofhis own country, and particularly of thosein South America, is meagre, the reports that reach himfrom time to time from tired travelers in those jjarts to theeffect that the cinders from a wheezy old wood liurner at thehead end of the train, set fire to the clothes of the jiassen-sers in the coaches behind, have not i>erceptii)ly increasedhis interest in either the railroader or his equipment in thoselands. This scant understanding of the extent and im-portance of some of the r
. Railway mechanical engineer . f the haul. .\s the average .\merican railroader s knowledge ot thelines outside ofhis own country, and particularly of thosein South America, is meagre, the reports that reach himfrom time to time from tired travelers in those jjarts to theeffect that the cinders from a wheezy old wood liurner at thehead end of the train, set fire to the clothes of the jiassen-sers in the coaches behind, have not i>erceptii)ly increasedhis interest in either the railroader or his equipment in thoselands. This scant understanding of the extent and im-portance of some of the real trans]X)rtation achievements onthe continent to the .south of us has, in a measure. dei)rivedhim of the benefits of some of the lessons they hold, cliiet among which is the lesson of thoroughness in every thingthat is done. British Equipment Predominates A student of loccmotive design who is more or less fa-miliar with the principal characteristic* of practicewould Ijeccme impressed with the dominance of the latter. •This is the first of a series of .irticles by Mr. Risque, who has recentlyreturned from a trip through South America as an editorial rc|.resentativeof the Rail-en- Mechanical Engineer. Consolidation on the Southern of Peru EquippedWith Dalzell Feedwater Heater tyi>es, particularly in certain sections. Tliat thi- nmdition islogical is attested by the fact that aljout o5 jier cent of theroads are owned and controlled by British capital and oper-ated by British nationals. And on other roads, o[)eratedbv the governments of the respective countries or by othernin-British owners, the type referred to is largely repre-sented, clue partly to the infliunce exerted by the perfo-m m^e o64 Junk, 1920 K Ml-CIIAXICAL liXGIX IHK 365 cf those types and |)unly to the Anurican builders ancientindifference to the unexpected possibilities. Thus, in a tripof insjjection over some of South Americas princijjal lines,an obser^-er would come to look
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