. Railway and Locomotive Engineering. heir appreciationand affectionate regards. Mr. Turner replied with a brief ac-count of his employment with the SantaFe R. R. and the W. A. B. Co., and thekindly sentiment of his hearers promptedhim to tell of his ambition to develop thebrake along Westinghouse lines. As to when the introduction of new andcomplex brake equipments woulc* ceaseMr. Turner left the impression thai hislifes work was now nearing an end, thatis, the brakes of today are efficient forany class of service, weight of vehicle orrate of speed likely to be attained for anumber of years t
. Railway and Locomotive Engineering. heir appreciationand affectionate regards. Mr. Turner replied with a brief ac-count of his employment with the SantaFe R. R. and the W. A. B. Co., and thekindly sentiment of his hearers promptedhim to tell of his ambition to develop thebrake along Westinghouse lines. As to when the introduction of new andcomplex brake equipments woulc* ceaseMr. Turner left the impression thai hislifes work was now nearing an end, thatis, the brakes of today are efficient forany class of service, weight of vehicle orrate of speed likely to be attained for anumber of years to come. We might add that the locomotive brakeproblem has been solved by the E. T,brake. The freight car brake problem hasconfronted air brake experts for the past12 or 15 years, becoming particularlyacute with the advent of large capacitycars, and the Empty and Load brakeanswers for every requirement, while theP. C. equipment, as .stated before, willprovide a brake in passenger service thatwill be efficient for any type of cars that. Chief Engine . rUKNER,stinghousc A. B. Co are likely to be built during the next ISor 20 years, and Mr. Turners latest ef-fort, the Electro Pneumatic brake,which is now in service and will be per-fected and brought to the attention of theassociation at the next annual convention,is, by , the ideal brake and, as thename suggests, the air valve mechanismis electrically operated and requires elec-tric connection for steam road ser\ice. During the sessions the recommendedpractice was subjected to the annual re-vision and brought up to date and dis-cussions upon topical subjects were held. 216 RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. June, 19L of which there is no stenographic On Friday, the last day, the paper onPipe and Pipe Fittings, by Mr. P. , was read, followed by the elec-tion of officers for the ensuing year, whichare: President, Mr. H. A. Wahlert, TexasPacific R. R.; first vice-president, Mr. Hatch, Canadian Pacific Ry
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