. The science of railways . E AND PUMP. one supported by wooden posts. Some, however,are supported by wrought iron columns and theadvisability of using steel in place of wood forconstructing railroad water tanks is being dis-cussed. A submerged water station consists of a cylin-der submerged in a well, the cylinder contains amovable piston; the top of the cylinder is con-nected with a pipe which leads up to a postwhere it can be coupled to the boiler of a loco-motive; when steam is turned on the piston isdepressed and water is forced out of the cylinderthrough a pipe leading to a stand pipe. M
. The science of railways . E AND PUMP. one supported by wooden posts. Some, however,are supported by wrought iron columns and theadvisability of using steel in place of wood forconstructing railroad water tanks is being dis-cussed. A submerged water station consists of a cylin-der submerged in a well, the cylinder contains amovable piston; the top of the cylinder is con-nected with a pipe which leads up to a postwhere it can be coupled to the boiler of a loco-motive; when steam is turned on the piston isdepressed and water is forced out of the cylinderthrough a pipe leading to a stand pipe. Mr. E. i STANDARDS OF CONSTRUCTION. 2G3 H. McHenry, Chief Engineer of the NorthernPacific Railway, is the inventor and it is in useon the Northern Pacific and Duluth, Missabe &Northern Railways, Where the water supply is procured from anelevated point and is piped to the track or froma city water-works, a stand pipe or water columnis used; where the road is a double track onewater column can be placed between the tracks;. era (m(/rtllm> Fig. 175. DESIGN FOR R. R. PUMP HOUSK AND MACHINERY, USING AGASOLINE ENGINE. 264 BVILBING AND REPAIRING RAILWAYS.
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