. American engineer and railroad journal . ves through an arc of aboutCO deg., with notches and latch wheel to define the differentpositions. The reversing is accomplished by a separate han-dle which interlocks with the main lever. There is also included in the equipment two air compressorsdriven by motors, which can be operated on either alter-nating or direct current, for furnishing air for braking power;two blowers, driven by smaller motors, which furnish the airto the transformers, motors and rheostats, and a steam gen-erator for supplying heat to the railway coaches. Also a com-plete West
. American engineer and railroad journal . ves through an arc of aboutCO deg., with notches and latch wheel to define the differentpositions. The reversing is accomplished by a separate han-dle which interlocks with the main lever. There is also included in the equipment two air compressorsdriven by motors, which can be operated on either alter-nating or direct current, for furnishing air for braking power;two blowers, driven by smaller motors, which furnish the airto the transformers, motors and rheostats, and a steam gen-erator for supplying heat to the railway coaches. Also a com-plete Westinghouse air brake equipment and signal apparatus,automatic bell ringers, air whistles, sanding apparatus, etc. Thirty-five of these locomotives are being built, the first oneof which has been given a very thorough test under all oper-ating conditions, and has shown itself capable of acceleratinga 200-ton train at a rate of one-half mile per hour per second,and has been operated on an unfavorable track at speeds ofGO miles per hour. £)(!. c )• 1 ^s B IT* V .*• O <h_ I I1 1 i! Railroad Club Aids San Francisco.—At the April meet insof the New York Railroad Club $1,000 was donated fromthe club treasury for the relief of suffering in San Francisco.
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