. Railway and Locomotive Engineering . FIG. B. OIL FILLER. from 8 ft. to 12 ft., strikes the rail so farahead of the driver and with such vio-lence that there is little left for the pur-. IMPROVED REVERSING PLATE. this method of securing the reversingplate we have been free from the oldtroubles. Chas. Markel,Shop Foreman, C. & N. W. , Iowa. pose of increasing the adhesion of theengine as, theoretically, the factor of ad-hesion may be sufficiently high for themodern locomotive just out of the works;but as the pounds about the engine de-velop and the tires chill from slipping, it Febru
. Railway and Locomotive Engineering . FIG. B. OIL FILLER. from 8 ft. to 12 ft., strikes the rail so farahead of the driver and with such vio-lence that there is little left for the pur-. IMPROVED REVERSING PLATE. this method of securing the reversingplate we have been free from the oldtroubles. Chas. Markel,Shop Foreman, C. & N. W. , Iowa. pose of increasing the adhesion of theengine as, theoretically, the factor of ad-hesion may be sufficiently high for themodern locomotive just out of the works;but as the pounds about the engine de-velop and the tires chill from slipping, it February, 1913. RAILWAY AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. 51 becomes almost impossible to handle atonnage train over the ordinary divisioneven with good rail conditions, with onebox of sand and not break the train intwo. I would suggest that the sand beclosely looked after as to quality, andthat engine be equipped with pipes bentparallel with rails and delivering the sand54-in. pipes to the point where rail andtire come in contact. C. D. Smoot, Russell, Ky, C. & O. Railway. James J. Hill on Railroad Problems. The present condition of railway prop-erty in the United States is very ser
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