. American engineer and railroad journal . ct or fire- great many railroad officials who do not see the matter in the box surface must have a value far in excess of the flue sur- proper light. None of the above is intended as an adverse cri- face, and, in fact, it has approximately seven times the value. ticism of the officials with whom I came in contact. I think Prom experiment the average evaporation per square foot of the trouble was higher up. firebox surface is lbs. and the maximum evaporation of ^ the flue surface is lbs. per sq. ft. The reason for this is =^==^^=z probably due
. American engineer and railroad journal . ct or fire- great many railroad officials who do not see the matter in the box surface must have a value far in excess of the flue sur- proper light. None of the above is intended as an adverse cri- face, and, in fact, it has approximately seven times the value. ticism of the officials with whom I came in contact. I think Prom experiment the average evaporation per square foot of the trouble was higher up. firebox surface is lbs. and the maximum evaporation of ^ the flue surface is lbs. per sq. ft. The reason for this is =^==^^=z probably due to the gases becoming divided and reduced in I firmly believe that the really great savings to be made temperature to such an extent, in their passage through the in our shops are the small savings when added together, the flues, that the combustion ceases in the flues, while in the savings on the small items,—Mr, A. E. Manchester, Western firebox there is continuous combustion, Railway Club. 138 AMEEICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD oO-TON STEEL GENERAL SERVICE DROP BOTTOM GONDOLA CAR. DROP BOTTOM GENERAL SERVICE STEEL GONDOLA CAR. The Frisco System is receiving 200 all-steel 100,000-lb. capac-ity drop-bottom general-service gondola cars, half of whichare for the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad and half forthe Kansas City, Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad. When thedrop-doors are closed the floor of the car is flat, and to allappearances it is an ordinary flat-bottom gondola car withouthoppers. When the doors are open the car will discharge 99per cent, or more of the load without shoveling; they maytherefore be used for coal or gravel and all kinds of materialthat will require dumping, or, because of the flat surfaces,they may be used equally well for material which is to beshoveled out where dumping is not feasible, or they may be
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