[PDF] The Locomotive Up To Date The Classic Reference For Steam Locomotive Engineers And Firemen eBook

Author : Charles McShane
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 723 pages
File Size : 11,38 MB
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1430317477

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When it was originally published in 1899, The Locomotive Up to Date was hailed as "...the most definitive work ever published concerning the mechanism that has transformed the American nation: the steam locomotive." Filled with over 700 pages of text, diagrams and photos, this remains one of the most important railroading books ever written. From steam valves to sanders, trucks to side rods, it's a treasure trove of information, explaining in easy-to-understand language how the most sophisticated machines of the 19th Century were operated and maintained. This new edition is an exact duplicate of the original. Reformatted as an easy-to-read 8.5x11 volume, it's delightful for railroad enthusiasts of all ages.

Author : Charles McShane
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 730 pages
File Size : 11,81 MB
Release : 2016-11-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781334216022

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Excerpt from The Locomotive Up to Date I desire to express my sincere thanks to the Railway Public for the generous reception accorded my former efforts, and trust that in this work I may be deemed, in some degree at least, to have made good my pledges to the gentlemen who requested the preparation by me of a more comprehensive work on the same subject. The number of contributors, inventors, locomotive works and mechanical journals who have rendered assistance are too numer ous to admit of my thanking them by name, but I beg here to renew to them all the acknowledgments which have already been made to each in person. C. Mcs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.

Author : Solomon A Alexander
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : pages
File Size : 36,18 MB
Release : 2016-05-23
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ISBN : 9781358805042

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Author : S. An. Alexander
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 11,45 MB
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780331598056

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Excerpt from Ready Reference for Locomotive Engineers: And Firemen, Round House Machinists, Conductors, Train Hands and Inspectors This 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 flattering 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 Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.

Author : Charles Fulton Lockhart
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 20,82 MB
Release : 2018-09-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781396468483

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Excerpt from Practical Instructor and Reference Book for Locomotive Firemen and Engineers: A Practical Treatise Covering in a Thorough Manner the Railroad Man's Duties and How to Properly Perform Them Realizing that the. Locomotive Engineer who is all practical Without any technical knowledge of the con struction and Operation of the Locomotive is giving way to those who are more progressive, and who are ambitious enough to want to know the why and wherefore, the cause as well as the effect of the action of the different parts of the Locomotive. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.