. The locomotive engineer . k that is not only injurious to the company thatemploys him, but also to the young man wholislenH to it. And it is usually young men wholisten, and at that time of life when it docs themthe most harm, by weakening their faith after trial,in work that, if properly taught, would have beento their advantage. In time they resign from the committee, call himand all tcnchers cranks, and their places arc lilledby other young men who hope lo gain his influ-ence, and to do so refer to the puzzles that comeup daily in their work, and in engine houses, andhe solves Ihem all lo
. The locomotive engineer . k that is not only injurious to the company thatemploys him, but also to the young man wholislenH to it. And it is usually young men wholisten, and at that time of life when it docs themthe most harm, by weakening their faith after trial,in work that, if properly taught, would have beento their advantage. In time they resign from the committee, call himand all tcnchers cranks, and their places arc lilledby other young men who hope lo gain his influ-ence, and to do so refer to the puzzles that comeup daily in their work, and in engine houses, andhe solves Ihem all lo his own satisfaction. He isan expert on coal, and wanUto he appointed coalinspector. Has made lubricating and other oils astudy. Valves ami valve motions have been thesubject of his sleeping and waking dreams. Hesays the present type of locomotives is antiquated,and that the coming one will use but one pound ofcoal per horse-power {he is above expressing theconsumption per mile). Says that the Hudson id is putting the Codm. Bay & Cape Hifire-bos on all itslocomotives oq theHudson Bay divi-sions, on accnunt ofthe cost of coaland the cheapnessof ice along thatdivision. He is astrong advocate ofa valve motion got-ten up by a friendof his (and everyman who brings outa device is a friend)in Alaska, that takesits moliou from thetender (ruck, andthinks h is roadshould adopt Sim-pletons driving wheels. Adds that a hollow axlewith a stream of water through it would keep itcool, aud that the waste water would keep downthe dust and increase Ihe comfort of that one pair has the adhesion of two of theordinary driving wheels, and that the recognizedlaw goverDiiip frietion is wrong. He tells of thewonderful performance of the Weak locomotive—that it can run four hundred miles with an aver-uge of but one stop of ten minutes in every fortymites, and when asked if its tire, or the Are on anylocomotive cannot be cleaned on long doivn that some can and Others cannot
Size: 2500px × 1000px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, booksubjectrailroa, bookyear1888
