. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . HEADLIGHT SHADE. December, 1908. RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER 541 the steam chest. Mr. Kennedy puts pleasure of seeing the machine in op-much value on this point and carefully eration, and the changing from flues ofmarks the extreme valve travel during 2 ins. diameter to flues of 4 ins. diam-adjustment. eter was the work of only a few min- The copper and tin shop was of par- utes. It may be stated that the weld-ticular interest. Mr. C. A. Pratt, the ing of 4-in. flues previously cost 18for
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . HEADLIGHT SHADE. December, 1908. RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER 541 the steam chest. Mr. Kennedy puts pleasure of seeing the machine in op-much value on this point and carefully eration, and the changing from flues ofmarks the extreme valve travel during 2 ins. diameter to flues of 4 ins. diam-adjustment. eter was the work of only a few min- The copper and tin shop was of par- utes. It may be stated that the weld-ticular interest. Mr. C. A. Pratt, the ing of 4-in. flues previously cost 18foreman, is a master of his calling and cents each. After the introduction of Mr. ONeills rapid adjustable welderthe cost is under three cents ONeill has completed the con-struction of a new door for grain li iied serenely satisfied with everything except an assortment of• hi 1 pound locomotives that occasion-ally mar the harmony of the seems that after every one of theirmany joints have been carefully fittedthey do excellent work for about acouple of days and then they literallygo to pieces again and it would re-quire a gang of skilled workmen, busyday and night, kei ping the joints tight. OPENING IN GRAIN DOOR. an inventor of real ability. In addi-tion to a number of appliances used inbrazing and soldering and pipe bend-ing, all of which are of his own invent-ing and are models of their kind, hehas also a number of devices in gen-eral use which are his innovations. Hewas engaged in perfecting a head-lightcurtain, the principle of which couldbe readily applied as a cab curtain, andits adoption would add greatly to thecomfort and convenience of railwaymen when on a siding or otherwisewaiting for their turn to proceed. The boiler shop is in keeping withthe other department
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