. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ufacturers get together properly, theproblem can be solved and without eitherparty hazarding funds of such extent thatthey are worth considering in view of thebenefits possible. A Rolling Roll of Honor Locomotive Engineers Honored on the Canadian Pacific The naming of locomotives beginningwith Stephensons Rocket was a startin the right direction, but as the number oilocomotives increased, the titles ran intoabsurdities. The Iron EHike. was not sobad, but when the names of princes andlords and
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ufacturers get together properly, theproblem can be solved and without eitherparty hazarding funds of such extent thatthey are worth considering in view of thebenefits possible. A Rolling Roll of Honor Locomotive Engineers Honored on the Canadian Pacific The naming of locomotives beginningwith Stephensons Rocket was a startin the right direction, but as the number oilocomotives increased, the titles ran intoabsurdities. The Iron EHike. was not sobad, but when the names of princes andlords and other parasites were emblazonedon the engine cab, where real work wasbeing done, the nomenclature was carica-ture, of the coarsest kind. The names ofwhat were known as big railroad menwere not considered inappropriate, but thiconstant changes among them made theengines look like fugitives from justicewho changed their names for some mys-terious reason, The simple numerical ap-pellation may be said to fill the bill, butif there is to be any naming at all theCanadian Pacific has struck a happy idea. TACK AT HIS JOB OX THECANADIAN PACIFIC of honoring the engineers who have servedthe road faithfully for many years, or forexceptional meritorious service in the useof fuel by naming its engines after accompanying illustration shows anengine thus marked with the name of JackHartney, while Jack himself is shownseated in the cab enthroned in his post ofduty. We have seen the names of manyofl[icials, especially of a political kind em-blazoned on apparently easy chairs, whilethe expected occupants were— one sees the name of a CanadianPacific engineer, or the name of an en-gineer of any other road who has adoptedthis fashion, glittering on the engine cabit is a safe guess that that is him that are nobly won can never tejustly considered cheap. July. 1922 RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING 189 Effect of Circulation on Locomotive Boiler Effici
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