. Railway mechanical engineer . ion, William Hall. 1061 West Wabash , Minn. Although the General Foremens Association held no conven-tion in 1917, a successful effort was made to give the mem-bers of,the association as much benefit from the organizationas possible. The pre-determincd papers and reports werewritten and advance copies were sent to the members. Theofficial proceedings contains these papers, together with manywritten discussions on them submitted by various mem-bers of the association. The important subjects discussedinclude l^ngine Failures, Causes and Re
. Railway mechanical engineer . ion, William Hall. 1061 West Wabash , Minn. Although the General Foremens Association held no conven-tion in 1917, a successful effort was made to give the mem-bers of,the association as much benefit from the organizationas possible. The pre-determincd papers and reports werewritten and advance copies were sent to the members. Theofficial proceedings contains these papers, together with manywritten discussions on them submitted by various mem-bers of the association. The important subjects discussedinclude l^ngine Failures, Causes and Responsibilities,Methods of IMeeting the Requirements of Federal InspectionLaws, Alincmcnt of T>oromotive Parts to Give MaximumService with IVTinimum Wear, and What Interest Has theLocomotive lorcmen with Car Department Matters. The asso( iation is to be congratulated upon the fact thateven thrnigh no convention was held, the members of theassociation have received something that will lie of to them in their First StatHlai<l Locomotive to Be Coml-lctcd for the Railroad .Idministralii First U. S. Standard Locomotive Light Mikado Type Built by the Baldwin LocomotiveWorks, in Service on the Baltimore & Ohio THE first locomotive of the Railroad Administrationsorder of standard locomotives placed with the builderson April JO, was completed on July 1, by the BaldwinLocomotive Works. This locomotive is of the light Mikadotype, the specifications for which call for 5S,000-lb. drivingaxle loads, and has been placed in service on the Baltimore& Ohio. The orders for standard locomotives first placed by theRailroad Administration totaled 1,025. Later orders for 390locomotives brought the total up to 1,415, of which 575 arelight Mikados. This is by far the largest number of any dome is extended to form the inside welt strip of this longitudinal .seams of the conical and front courses areat the right and on the top center line of the boiler, respec-tively. Th
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