. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . dgc, N. Y., asks:What brakes are to be used on the underground cars when that road is com-pleted in New York city? A.—TheWestinghouse quick-action automaticair brakes. (36) E. R. G., Kalispell, Mont., asks:How much more time will it require to charge, say a 40-car train of air, atan altitude of 5,300 feet than atan altitude of 2,900 feet? This means, ofcourse, from nothing to 70 pounds. A.—About 40 seconds. (37) P- J- F- Oelwein, Iowa, asks:Why do you not put a cut-out cock in the driver brak

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. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . dgc, N. Y., asks:What brakes are to be used on the underground cars when that road is com-pleted in New York city? A.—TheWestinghouse quick-action automaticair brakes. (36) E. R. G., Kalispell, Mont., asks:How much more time will it require to charge, say a 40-car train of air, atan altitude of 5,300 feet than atan altitude of 2,900 feet? This means, ofcourse, from nothing to 70 pounds. A.—About 40 seconds. (37) P- J- F- Oelwein, Iowa, asks:Why do you not put a cut-out cock in the driver brake pipe to each cylinder, sothat one cylinder can be used if the Mr. M. LaQuay, until recently air-brake inspector on the Chicago & AltonR. R., has accepted a position with theNew York Air Brake Co. Fig. 6. Lovk-est, Most; Highest, Least. I send you a sketch of steam pipeconnections to pump testing rack atStratford Shops of the Grand TrunkRailway. The 2-inch steam main is per-pendicular. Will the lubricator, placedat A, lubricate all three pumps equally? Robert L. Stratford, I 1~T1 ^ )

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