. Railway mechanical engineer . removed entirely, the wheels weredropped, the superheater units removed and the Ijoiler wasready for the lirst test. The valves were also out, the bot-tom guide bar removed and new shoes and wedges were ap-plied ready to be laid out. Immediately after the superheaterunits were removed, the work of removing the large super-heater flues was begun. The locomotives in the district inwhich this locomotive operates usually have but very littledifficulty with scale in the boiler, but on this particularengine the superheater flues were so scaled that it took until6:35 p
. Railway mechanical engineer . removed entirely, the wheels weredropped, the superheater units removed and the Ijoiler wasready for the lirst test. The valves were also out, the bot-tom guide bar removed and new shoes and wedges were ap-plied ready to be laid out. Immediately after the superheaterunits were removed, the work of removing the large super-heater flues was begun. The locomotives in the district inwhich this locomotive operates usually have but very littledifficulty with scale in the boiler, but on this particularengine the superheater flues were so scaled that it took until6:35 p. m. to remove the entire thirty-eight. The third picture was taken at 1:00 p. m. on the sameday, and is shown in Fig. 3, It will be observed that theboiler has part of the lagging applied. The spring riggingwas also reapplied. The boiler had been given its test andthe wheels applied. The wheels were placed under theengine during the noon hour at a time when the least dis-turliance would be caused to the rest of the workmen and. Fig. 4—The Locomotive at 5 p, M. Monday taken on the wash track. The following is a schedule ofthe principal work that was to be done on it: Full jacket and lagging removal Tate caps removed of which there were between 1,200 and Superheater flues removed Small tubes rolled and prossered New shoes .■nd wedges New driving brasses Tires turned Lower guides planed and ground Crosshead rebabbitted New rod brasses Main and side rods and drawbar annealed -Air brake equipment nvcrhanled Throttle ground The next picture of the locomotive was taken at 9:00a. m. of the same day, and is shown in Fig. 2. Betweenseven and nine oclock the Ijoiler front and the netting had the crane could be spared best. This work is usually doneby the night shift. The practice at this shop is to provide afull set of spring rigging for application to the locomotivesas they pass through the shop. The locomotive as it appeared at 5 :00 p. m. on this sameday is shown in Fig. 4.
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