. American engineer . RAILWAY UTILITV The same idea is carried still further for use in private carswhere a thermometer may have several or more plugs for con-nection at different temperatures. In such cases each state-room would have a separate thermometer controlling thesteam supply to individual radiators. When used in connec-tion with Baker heaters the automatic control has the furtheradvantage of preventing the burning out of the heater coils,which may occur when these cars are put in trains heated by athrough steam line from the locomotive with the fire still burn-i
. American engineer . RAILWAY UTILITV The same idea is carried still further for use in private carswhere a thermometer may have several or more plugs for con-nection at different temperatures. In such cases each state-room would have a separate thermometer controlling thesteam supply to individual radiators. When used in connec-tion with Baker heaters the automatic control has the furtheradvantage of preventing the burning out of the heater coils,which may occur when these cars are put in trains heated by athrough steam line from the locomotive with the fire still burn-ing in the heater. With vapor heating systems the valve in theheater line may be operated by a solenoid instead of a motor. COUPLER YOKE SHEARING AND RIV-ETING PRESS .A powerful hydraulic press, designed and arranged particu-larly for the purpose of stripping .yokes frorn coupler shanksand of riveting them on again, has been designed by the Wat-son-Stillman Company. Xew York, and is shown in the accom-
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