. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . toleak and give no end of trouble. Thisis the season of the year when the ^■a-tience of the engineer and the capacityof the pump are tried severely,—Ex-tracts from a paper read before the Can-adian Railway Club by IV. S. Blyth, , Canadian Pacific Ry. Increased Dividends. Il is sialIll (in reliable authority thattlie annual rep(jrt of the American Lo-comotive Company will show approxi-mately $1,500,000 charged off, after thepayment of the preferred stock dividend,for extraordinary imr
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . toleak and give no end of trouble. Thisis the season of the year when the ^■a-tience of the engineer and the capacityof the pump are tried severely,—Ex-tracts from a paper read before the Can-adian Railway Club by IV. S. Blyth, , Canadian Pacific Ry. Increased Dividends. Il is sialIll (in reliable authority thattlie annual rep(jrt of the American Lo-comotive Company will show approxi-mately $1,500,000 charged off, after thepayment of the preferred stock dividend,for extraordinary imrirovements. Thedividend on the common slock is 8 percent. (Contintiidfrom page jf>6.)A.—On a train of a few cars, about5 to 7 pounds is sufficient; but on a longtrain lo or I2 pounds will be depends also upon the conditionof the triple valves and the condition ofthe equalizing p-ston in the brake Should the brakes be tested be-fore leaving the terminal? A,— Yes, first by the yard testingplant to determine the proper pistontravel and condition of tlie brakes, and. DEVICES HOR AIR BRAKE REPAIRROOM. second by the engineer after couplmgup to be sure that all angle cocks areopen and that the brakes are operative. 82. What is the proper brake cylinderpiston travel on freight cars? A.—From 5 to 7 inches is the accept-ed standard travel. 8j. Ifow is the slack taken up on atender? A.—With a brake of the equalizedtype, a dead lever is supplied for takingup the slack. On other types, the slackmay be taken up at points wdiere holesare provided for connecting rods in thebrake rigging. Some r-ggings are sup-plied with turn buckles for this pur-pose, but the practice is not consideredthe best for tenders. 84. If a brake is stuck and cannot bereleased from the engine, how wouldyou proceed to release it? A.—Open the bleeder cock quicklyand close it qiickly. thus making a sudden reduct on in the auxiliary res-ervoir pressure which will allow thegreater tr
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