. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . rst Vice-Presi-dent, R. H. Blackall, Delaware & HudsonRailroad, Oneonta, N. Y.; Seconu Vice-President, T. H. Hedendahl. Union Pa-cific Railway, Omaha, Neb.; Third Vice-President, P. M. Kilroy, St. Louis, Arkan-sas & Texas Railway, Pine Bluff, Ark.;Secretary, F. M. Nellis, Locomotive En-gineering, New York City. ExecutiveCommittee: R. H. Cory, Delaware &Hudson Railway, Green Island, N. Y.;1\ E. Cross, Plant System, Savannah, Ga.;J. E. Goodman, Northern Pacific Railway,St. Paul, Minn, Convention adjourned
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . rst Vice-Presi-dent, R. H. Blackall, Delaware & HudsonRailroad, Oneonta, N. Y.; Seconu Vice-President, T. H. Hedendahl. Union Pa-cific Railway, Omaha, Neb.; Third Vice-President, P. M. Kilroy, St. Louis, Arkan-sas & Texas Railway, Pine Bluff, Ark.;Secretary, F. M. Nellis, Locomotive En-gineering, New York City. ExecutiveCommittee: R. H. Cory, Delaware &Hudson Railway, Green Island, N. Y.;1\ E. Cross, Plant System, Savannah, Ga.;J. E. Goodman, Northern Pacific Railway,St. Paul, Minn, Convention adjourned to meet firstTuesday in .\pril. iQOO. New Air Whistle and Bell Cord Signals. Tlic air whistle or bell cord signals, asadopted by the American Railway As-sociation at its convention in Detroit,Mich., April nth, are as follows: Two while standing is the signal to start. Two while running is the signal to stopat once. Three while standing is the signal toback. Three while running is the signal tOstop at next station. Four while standing is the signal toapply or release Lowmatiit Eiijiuei-ing FIG. =;. SIDE view of SYSTEM OF PLACING TWO LARGE MAIN RESERVOIRS UNDER THERUNNING BOARD OF A FREIGHT LOCOMOTIVE. the packing rings were renewed and thecylinder rebored. Mr. Moore said that the practice on theErie road was to make such repairs as thecommittee recommended. He endorsed thereport of the committee. Mr. Gill had found that groaning wasnearly always traceable to the steam cyl-inder, and especially on engines where thejoints in the pipe between the throttle andpump leaked. Mr. Best beJieveS that metallic packing Four while running is the signal to re-duce speed. Five while standing is the signal to callin flagmen. Five while running is the signal to in-crease speed. Hand or lantern swung horizontally ina circle when the train is standing is thesignal to apply brakes, and when held atarms length above the head when thetrain is standing is a signal to release airbralies. May,
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