. Railway mechanical engineer . the lap position, since this rate of leakagedetermines the extent to which the engineer can control thebrake cylinder pressure. For this reason the Air Brake As-sociation test, in which the brake-pipe leakage is noted withthe brake valve lapped following a 10-lb. brake pipe reduc-tion, was advocated. There was considerable discussion as to the proper han-dling of the brake valve following the application of thebrakes from the train. Cases were cited in which, by theprompt release of the locomotive brakes through the inde-pendent brake valve following the emergen
. Railway mechanical engineer . the lap position, since this rate of leakagedetermines the extent to which the engineer can control thebrake cylinder pressure. For this reason the Air Brake As-sociation test, in which the brake-pipe leakage is noted withthe brake valve lapped following a 10-lb. brake pipe reduc-tion, was advocated. There was considerable discussion as to the proper han-dling of the brake valve following the application of thebrakes from the train. Cases were cited in which, by theprompt release of the locomotive brakes through the inde-pendent brake valve following the emergency applicationcaused by a break in two, it has been possible to keep thelocomotive and 10 or IS cars which had broken away, outof the way of the rear end of the train. Generally speaking,about the only variation from the practice recommended inthe report is the lapping of the brake valve instead of puttingit into emergency position, which is the rule on several roads.{Abstracts of other reports u-ill he given in future issues.). Recent Developments in Use of Container Cars Saving in Manual Handling by Container System—Application to Transportation of Milk in Bulk By F. S. Gallagher Engineer of Rolling Stock, New York Central THE container system of handling L. C. L. freight istoo young to enable any definite or concrete figifres inconnection with costs to be given, but I will endeavorto draw a word picture that will show the economy and »; It 11 I 1 T]^ 1 .1 PHv 1§I^^ wmmmm • iH JP! *-« mO^^^ m Loading a 600 Gal. Milk Tank Container safetv effected through the handling of less than car loadfreight by the container system. The L. C. L. method of handling less than car loadfreight, f)ermitting the unloading of a car in a few minutes,will be very far reaching, taking into consideration the rail-road equipment of the country and the inability of the rail-roads to control this equipment during the peak load , when, in some cases, it is known the shippersuse the car
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