Ready Reference for Locomotive Engineers

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Excerpt from Ready Reference for Locomotive Engineers: And Firemen, Round House Machinists, Conductors, Train Hands and InspectorsThis book is written for the special information of Engineers and Firemen who have to do work on their Engines while away from repair shops. It is only what its title implies - that is a Ready Reference directing what should be done in emergencies. No reasons are given why the instructions should be followed, because it would make the book too large and clumsy to carry, and then it is better for you to study the reasons why, asking yourself the question. Why'should this be done? In each and every case. If you are not sure you are right inquire of some one who knows. Some of my instructions are different from shop practice and are so of necessity, because you would not, have the same facilities for doing the work while away from the shops. For example: In my methods for dividing valves with the steam chest lids off, it is taken for granted that the links lift both alike, that the saddle pin is in proper position, and that the radius or curve of the link 15 cor rect. Such work must be corrected in the shops but it is not probable that any of these would get out of order by ordinary use, and by using the methods given the valves will beat square in the place where they are mostly used, and in a large majority of cases will be correct in every notch, if they ever were right.I cannot find time to reply to all of the numerous and ¿attering letters sent me by the readers of the Ready Reference. I value those letters very highly and I thank the writers with all my heart. It is pleasant to me to feel that I have been of some benefit to some person. I hear that the book has been a great aid 1n transferring a number of the Boys from the left to the right side. I am indebted to Mr. Edmund W. Brown, of Savannah, Ga., for valuable items in this edition.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.