. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . gine owned by this com-pany. No. 401. This engine has lieenin service since 1872 and is still used inshifting service around the quarries ofthe Dolese & Shepard Company, wlio the market, which is destined to worka material change in railroad repairsand the expense attached to brokeniron and steel castings. It was my good fortune to be oneof the first mechanics in this countryto give the Swiss preparations a trial onbroken gray iron castings, and thesimplicity of the preparations andprocesses,
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . gine owned by this com-pany. No. 401. This engine has lieenin service since 1872 and is still used inshifting service around the quarries ofthe Dolese & Shepard Company, wlio the market, which is destined to worka material change in railroad repairsand the expense attached to brokeniron and steel castings. It was my good fortune to be oneof the first mechanics in this countryto give the Swiss preparations a trial onbroken gray iron castings, and thesimplicity of the preparations andprocesses, the strong joint made im-pressed me with wonder at the possi-bilities of its economy and worth. The first test was on a simple rack,which after brazing proved so strongin the joint as to break in severalother places, but absolutely refused topart in the braze. Our next job wasa cast side arm for an air compressorwhich had to go together absolutelythe same as before it broke, as it wasmachined and fitted when new. .Vfterbrazing carefully it was put on with-out the least trouble and after three. SADDLE BACK ENGINE ON CHIC.\GO & own and operate large stone crushingplants in the vicinity of Chicago. Trust-ing you will find this picture to be ofinterest and will be able to use H. Terpening,Secy, to Prest., Chicago & IllinoisChicago, III. Western. Time and Money Saver. Editor: There was a time when a brokencasting was considered a total loss andfit only to be remelted and cast anewor laid on the scrap heap until the junkdealer came along and offered themunificent sum of 30c. a hundred toremove it out of sight. It seems as ifthis old custom, like many others, isto be relegated to a back seat by anew process of brazing, recently put 01; months wear and tear is still doingbusiness at the old stand. I could give other instances of theusefulness of these substances as wenever think of throwing away a cast-ing now in the shape of broken sprock-ets, gears or friction clutc
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