. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ead of in the oil holes, andsome kind of a can like Skccvers toldabout in I^icomotive sometime ago will probably save a heap of oilin a year. I dont believe in wastin oil,but I do believe in usin plenty. But—,and here the old man drew out a blue-print from his pocket, when you talkabout oil, heres a little interesting stuff 1ran afoul of up in Scranton last fall, andgot the draftsman to pull me a print. Youknow I used to run there and I was in- report and has Watts Cookes name atthe bottom,
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ead of in the oil holes, andsome kind of a can like Skccvers toldabout in I^icomotive sometime ago will probably save a heap of oilin a year. I dont believe in wastin oil,but I do believe in usin plenty. But—,and here the old man drew out a blue-print from his pocket, when you talkabout oil, heres a little interesting stuff 1ran afoul of up in Scranton last fall, andgot the draftsman to pull me a print. Youknow I used to run there and I was in- report and has Watts Cookes name atthe bottom, and we wasnt trying 10 saveoil specially neither. I dont know whether Jim believes those reports are correct ornot, but its evident ihcy arc, and itmakes quite a mark for our boys to workto. I dont think the old fellows knewit all, hut we do find some pretty goodperformances and ideas among the oldrecords and drawings, and Uncle Billyseems to be loaded for bear on mostpoints. Uneven Wear of Pistons. Mr. Symingtons letter on Wear ofCylinders. on page 74. February COMPOUND P.^SSENCER LOCOMOTIVE, ST. IETERSBLRG 5: \V.^RS.\W terested in the engines. Its a monthlyreport for December, 1861, showing costof repairs and a lot of other things, butjust lets take oil. Now heres the William E Dodge,one of the Danforth & Cooke engines,18 by 24, 39 ton 800 weight. lo-wheelcoal burner. Marv Tiffany ran her then—59 miles and a fraction per pint of theres the Moses Taylor. 50^imiles: Mehoopany. 58 miles, neaih:Pennsylvania. 53 miles, and C. , 53S miles—all practically thesame work and engines bout alike, onlythe Roberts burned wood. The Mo-nockanock was a Rogers, but same asothers, 585-2 miles. Among the passengerengines were the Col. Scranton. 17 by 22inch engine, with 66-inch wheel. 60 milesand over, and the Aquanshicola. 17-54 by22. ten-wheeler, wood burner. 77 miles. Theres a lot more given, some lowerfor various reasons, such as shifti
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