. American engineer and railroad journal . THROTTLE VALVE. which carries the largest amount of weight has a self-adjustingsliding bearing, and is located between the third and fourth pairof drivers. This bearing will permit free movement in all direc-tions in the horizontal plane, and also includes a safety connec-tion which prevents the frames from dropping away from theboiler in case of any derailment. There is also a similar safetyconnection provided at the front end pf the boiler between theguide yoke casting and the exhaust pipe elbow. The other sup-port between the boiler and frames is l
. American engineer and railroad journal . THROTTLE VALVE. which carries the largest amount of weight has a self-adjustingsliding bearing, and is located between the third and fourth pairof drivers. This bearing will permit free movement in all direc-tions in the horizontal plane, and also includes a safety connec-tion which prevents the frames from dropping away from theboiler in case of any derailment. There is also a similar safetyconnection provided at the front end pf the boiler between theguide yoke casting and the exhaust pipe elbow. The other sup-port between the boiler and frames is located between the second September, 1907. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. FRONT FRAME—ERIE MALLET COMPOUND LOCOMOTIVE. and third pair /of drivers and consists of two vertical columnslocated just inside the frames and fitted with ball joints at eitherend. The upper end takes a seat in projections on the castingfastened to the boiler and the lower end seats in castings having 341. thus making this system equivalent to a single supporting side of the rear engine is equalized independently. Thelocomotive is fitted with two New York duplex No. 5 air pumpsand carries four air reservoirs located on top of the firebox and
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