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28160The question arises, has the engine survived as a true and accurate representation of the original machine built in 1851?
44604Can I get along in forward gear, after having disconnected the rod and the strap?
44604Can I find them in the dark?
44604Does he throw the fire irons down anywhere after using them?
44604Has he been taught to come on duty dirty and late?
44604Have I a ratchet or bar to work it with?"
44604If I run off the track in what condition is my screw jack?
44604Is he dirty about his work?
44604Is the steam blowing?
44604It is also highly necessary that the engineer should ask himself"What tools have I upon the engine?
44604What can I do with them?
44604What is the secret of constant successful engine driving?
44604What then remains to be told?
44604What to do when the engine has broken down?
44604Which side?
44604Will it work properly?
46229''And afterward to fill it up with other soil?'' 46229 ''And you, then, are of opinion that it would be a solid embankment?''
46229''But suppose they were to work upon this stuff, could they get their carriages to this place?'' 46229 ''How deep did you sink in?''
46229''If the depth of the Moss should prove to be 40 feet instead of 20, would not this plan of the railway over this Moss be impracticable?'' 46229 ''My learned friend wishes to know what it would cost to lay it with diamonds?''"
46229''Now, with respect to your evidence upon Chat Moss,''asked Mr. Alderson,''did you ever walk on Chat Moss on the proposed line of the railway?'' 46229 ''Still, you must go to the bottom of the moss?''
46229''Was it not extremely boggy?'' 46229 ''What?''
46229''Will it be necessary, therefore, in making a permanent railroad, to take out the whole of the moss to the bottom, along the whole line of road?'' 46229 ''Will that make it necessary to cut down the thirty- three or thirty- four feet of which you have been speaking?''
46229''Would you put some hard materials on it before you commenced?'' 46229 But how would they know that it was n''t painted?"
46229But what drives the engine?
46229But what they have gone has been three, five, or six miles an hour?
46229Get on?
46229Have you seen a railroad that would stand that?
46229How can that be?
46229Is not than upon the hypothesis that the railroad is perfect?
46229Perhaps you suspect them too much?
46229So that those hypothetical cases of twelve miles an hour do not fall within your general experience?
46229Taking it at four miles an hour, do you mean to say that it would not require a stronger railway to carry the same weight twelve miles an hour?
46229Well,said Stephenson,"I''ll give you a wide range of subjects; what shall it be about?"
46229What do you say to the light of the sun?
46229What have we here?
46229What kind of road, then,he was asked,"would you recommend?"
46229What would be the momentum of forty tons moving at the rate of twelve miles an hour?
46229What would be the use of that, you fool?
46229Where?
46229Why?
46229''What d''ye ax for prime bacon?''
46229''What''s floor the hunder?''
46229''_ No carriage can stand on the moss short of the bottom._''"''What could they do to make it stand-- laying planks, or something of that sort?''
46229And who, so well as he, could serve as a guide to the working- man in his endeavors after higher knowledge?
46229Another asked if animals would not be very much frightened by the engine passing at night, especially by the glare of the red- hot chimney?
46229But what do you think it was?
46229But where were the men of experience to be found?
46229By what way is the_ jet d''eau froid_ let out of the cylinder?
46229Can you tell me what is the power that is driving that train?"
46229Could it be done, in your opinion, for £ 6000?''
46229Did you ever hear that I was found wanting when honest services were wanted, or when duty called me?
46229Do you think for one moment of the destruction of property involved by it?
46229Do you think you could do any thing to improve her?"
46229Have n''t I paid your head many a time when you came with your father''s bait, for you were always a sad hempy?"
46229He would go tearing into old Nanny the huxter''s shop in the village, and demand in a savage voice,''What''s ye''r best ham the pund?''
46229How full of water is the boiler?
46229How is it possible for such rails to stand a twenty or thirty ton engine dashing over them at the speed of fifty miles an hour?
46229How is it supplied, and what is the quantity of its waste of water?
46229How was this to be accounted for?
46229I was, however, a poor man; and how do you think I managed?
46229It impelled ships by sea; why should it not be used to impel carriages by land?
46229Kit Heppel, one of the sinkers, asked him,"Weel, George, what do you mak''o''her?
46229Leaping from the corve on its touching the ground, he called out,"Are there six men among you who have the courage to follow me?
46229On entering the room, the general and excited inquiry was,"Which is Stephenson?"
46229Stephenson?"
46229Striking the floor with his stick, and holding his noble person upright, he would say, in his own kind way,"Well, and how''s all here to- day?"
46229Then, turning full round upon the witness, he said,"I ask you, sir, do you call that conduct_ honest_?"
46229Turning suddenly to his friend Sopwith, he exclaimed,"Do you see the''Rocket?''"
46229Was it to be a failure or a success?
46229Was there any person he could recommend?
46229Was there no way of remedying these great and admitted evils?
46229Were the commercial public to continue to be bound hand and foot, and left at the mercy of the canal proprietors?
46229What chance had any ordinary constitution of surviving such an ordeal?
46229What chance had the unknown workman of Killingworth with so distinguished a competitor?
46229What was to become of coach- makers and harness- makers, coach- masters and coachmen, innkeepers, horse- breeders, and horse- dealers?
46229What width was this to be?
46229What with those who may still wish to travel in their own or hired carriages, after the fashion of their forefathers?
46229When Stephenson first met Brunel in Newcastle, he good- naturedly shook him by the collar, and asked"what business he had north of the Tyne?"
46229Who but Mr. Stephenson would have thought of entering into Chat Moss, carrying it out almost like wet dung?
46229With a bridge of such powers, what have we to fear?
46229Would Mr. Stephenson be answerable for him?
46229_ do n''t I see your bridges_?"
46229can not we have a change, and try if we can talk a little about something else?"
46229she said,"but hoo hae ye gotten it?"
177831 represent?
17783209 was being annealed from heat and sparks were noticed at the clutch, where would you look for the trouble?
17783308 on lamp?
1778364 in solenoid, what could be done to get use of light?
1778378-B should break while on the road, what could be done to get use of the lamp?
1778393 of the lamp, and why?
17783About how many cubic feet of air is necessary for the combustion of a pound of coal in a locomotive fire- box?
17783About how many drops in a pint of valve oil when fed through a lubricator?
17783About how much opening should this valve have?
17783About what quantity of water should be evaporated in a locomotive boiler to the pound of coal?
17783After a locomotive has been started, how can it be run most economically?
17783After filling lubricator, what should be done?
17783After locating a breakage of this kind, how would you proceed to put the engine in safe running order?
17783Are the air valves all the same size?
17783Are you aware that keeping the flues clean is the greatest one thing that you can do in regard to fuel economy, and how often should they be cleaned?
17783Assuming that the engine is running twenty- miles per hour, how many miles per pint would be run?
17783At 200 pounds pressure per square inch, what is the pressure per square foot on the sheets of a boiler?
17783At completion of trip what is necessary?
17783At what pressure is the regulating spring adjusted?
17783At what pressure is the regulating spring in the excess pressure head adjusted?
17783At what pressure is the safety valve adjusted?
17783At what pressure is the safety valve adjusted?
17783At what pressure will the auxiliary reservoir and control reservoir equalize when using seventy pounds brake pipe pressure?
17783At what speed should the compressor be run to obtain the best results?
17783At what speed should the turbine run?
17783At what temperature does engine oil lose its lubricating qualities?
17783At what temperature does water boil?
17783At what temperature for valve oil?
17783Before shaking grates or dumping the ash- pan, what should be observed?
17783Before turning the steam into the turbine, what precautions should be observed?
17783Broken cross- head pin, main rod, strap or brasses?
17783By increasing the jet pressure, will more coal be carried to forward end of fire- box and against the flue- sheet?
17783Can a locomotive boiler without steam pressure be filled by being towed by another engine?
17783Can a person be injured by that voltage?
17783Can and should steam pressure be used?
17783Can the fireman direct the even distribution of coal in the fire- box?
17783Can the firing be done more effectively if the water level is observed closely?
17783Can the lift of this valve be changed?
17783Can the locomotive brake be released by the automatic brake valve in release position, when using the H-6 valve?
17783Can this be done while the light is burning?
17783Describe the passage of the current through the lamp and tell how arc light is formed?
17783Do you consider a vent hole in oil tank advisable, and why?
17783Do you consider it advisable to keep the burners clean, and how often?
17783Do you consider it your duty to keep close inspection of brick work as to need of repairs, such as air entering between brick and side sheets?
17783Do you inspect your oil pipes and report all leaks?
17783Do you realize that on first closing throttle you should not adjust fire too low?
17783Do you understand that coal furnished represents money invested, and should be fired economically and not allowed to fall out of the gangway?
17783Does the pounding of the lamp occur with the old series wound machines or with the new compound wound machines?
17783Does the stopping up of flues affect the steaming capacity of the engine?
17783For ordinary operation, how much steam pressure is required?
17783For the left side?
17783For what breakdown is it necessary to take down the main rod?
17783For what purpose is the dimmer, and how does it operate?
17783For what purpose is the hole drilled through the top of the valve?
17783Has improper firing any tendency to cause the tubes to leak?
17783Having determined which eccentric has slipped, how should it be reset?
17783How and by what means are valves, cylinders and the steam end of air pumps lubricated?
17783How are accidents and breakdown best prevented?
17783How are metallic packing rings on piston rods and valve stems held in place?
17783How are the blows in a compound located?
17783How are the brushes fitted?
17783How are the brushes fitted?
17783How are the inside and outside sheets of a fire- box secured at the bottom?
17783How are the regulating portions of the governor designated?
17783How are the sheets of a fire- box supported?
17783How can a disconnected tank valve be opened without stopping?
17783How can an engine be brought in with a broken front end or stack?
17783How can an engine be moved if the reverse lever or reach rod were caught at short cut- off by a broken spring or hanger?
17783How can it be known if an eccentric has slipped on the axle?
17783How can it be known when the wedges are set up too tight and the driving box sticks, and in what manner can they be pulled down?
17783How can oil in the tank be measured without taking a light to the manhole?
17783How can the blow through sleeve packing between high and low- pressure cylinder of the tandem compound be located?
17783How can the blowing of steam past cylinder packing, a valve or valve strip be distinguished or located?
17783How can the conveying screws be started, stopped, or reversed separately or together?
17783How can the duplex stoker driving engine be started, stopped, or reversed?
17783How can the fire be maintained in this condition?
17783How can the fireman observe the condition of fire in fire- box?
17783How can this be prevented more economically?
17783How can this be removed on the road?
17783How can you best avoid their formation and dispose of them?
17783How can you detect the difference between a blow in valve or piston packing?
17783How can you explain the slower burning of the coke and how understand the proper manner of supplying fresh coal?
17783How can you judge whether the combustion is good or bad, so the valve may be regulated accordingly?
17783How can you tell if equalizer tubes become stopped up or broken?
17783How can you tell if the pin valves leak?
17783How can you tell without opening the steam chest if the valve covers the port with Stephenson gear?
17783How do you adjust grease cups as applied to rods?
17783How do you get the use of both engines when starting a train?
17783How do you proceed to pack a driving box equipped with a grease cellar?
17783How do you proceed when you wish to use the light?
17783How do you test for blow in high and low- pressure cylinder packing for each type of compound engine?
17783How does the dynamo act when short- circuited?
17783How does the equipment act when short circuited?
17783How does the equipment act when short- circuited?
17783How does the oil get from the cup to the steam chest?
17783How does the steam enter the turbine?
17783How does the steam heat reducing valve control the pressure?
17783How does the wide fire- box type of boiler differ from the ordinary boiler, and what are its advantages?
17783How does this affect the fire?
17783How does water in the oil affect the fire?
17783How far ahead of the engine should the arc headlight illuminate the track?
17783How far should the conveyor screw be run backwards?
17783How far should the copper electrode project above the holder?
17783How far should the copper electrode project over the holder?
17783How is a brake cut out?
17783How is a more powerful engine obtained?
17783How is an incandescent headlight focussed?
17783How is draft created through the fire?
17783How is it balanced, and why?
17783How is piston 2 affected by the air pressure in the control cylinder"D"?
17783How is the American articulated compound changed from compound to simple, and back to compound again?
17783How is the admission and exhaust of steam controlled?
17783How is the amount of excess pressure regulated?
17783How is the application piston 10 affected by the air pressure in the application cylinder"g"?
17783How is the automatic brake applied?
17783How is the distribution of coal over the grate area accomplished?
17783How is the fire affected by and what causes clinkers?
17783How is the flow of oil controlled?
17783How is the greatest injury done to a boiler when cleaning or knocking the fire?
17783How is the increased boiler capacity obtained?
17783How is the increased temperature obtained by the use of the superheater?
17783How is the lamp held in place in the reflector?
17783How is the lead affected by movement of the reverse lever with the two gears?
17783How is the power controlled?
17783How is the pressure created on top of the diaphragm in the maximum pressure head?
17783How is the saving in coal accomplished?
17783How is the saving in water produced?
17783How is the speed altered?
17783How is the speed controlled?
17783How is the steam end of the compressor affected by the use of too much oil?
17783How is the triple valve affected by a further reduction of brake pipe pressure?
17783How is this air compressed?
17783How locate loose follower bolts?
17783How long before leaving terminal should the feed valves be opened?
17783How long will the auxiliary reservoir air continue to flow to the brake cylinder?
17783How long will the governor remain in this position?
17783How long will the governor remain in this position?
17783How many applications of the brake should be made when making a stop with a long freight train?
17783How many applications of the brake should be made when making a stop with a passenger train, and why?
17783How many chambers has the distributing valve reservoir?
17783How many cylinders have the cross- compound compressor?
17783How many drops per minute should ordinarily be fed?
17783How many drops should be fed per minute?
17783How many fields in this generator?
17783How many kinds of triple valves are there in use?
17783How many levers are there in the lamp?
17783How many main steam valves has each type?
17783How many valves are there in the air end of the compressor?
17783How may a compressor often be started when it stops?
17783How may a pound in driving boxes, wedges or rod brasses be located, and after locating what should be done?
17783How may steam failure be avoided in case the damper fails to operate?
17783How may the engineman assist the trainman in finding a bursted hose?
17783How much is the volume of steam increased by superheating?
17783How much water should be carried in the boiler of a compound locomotive?
17783How often should the air end of the compressor be oiled?
17783How often should the ball bearings be oiled?
17783How often should the governor be oiled?
17783How often should the main reservoir be drained?
17783How proceed with a broken reach rod?
17783How rapidly should water be supplied to the boiler?
17783How released?
17783How should a compound engine be lubricated?
17783How should a compound locomotive be started with a long train?
17783How should a terminal test of the brakes be made?
17783How should an engine be placed for the purpose of keying the rod brasses?
17783How should ball bearing on dynamo end be lubricated?
17783How should cab lamps, signal lamps, oil cans and lanterns be cared for?
17783How should feeders of all oil cups be adjusted?
17783How should rod brasses be keyed?
17783How should the adjustment of the regulating spring in either pressure head be made?
17783How should the air end of the compressor be oiled, and what grade of oil used?
17783How should the blower be used?
17783How should the brake valve be handled when making an emergency application of the brake?
17783How should the copper electrode be trimmed at the point?
17783How should the copper electrode be trimmed at the point?
17783How should the dampers be used on an oil burning locomotive?
17783How should the engine be disconnected if the lower rocker arm became broken?
17783How should the feed valve be tested?
17783How should the fire and water be handled in starting from a terminal or other station?
17783How should the fire be handled when leaving stations?
17783How should the fire be handled when switching?
17783How should the fire be lighted in an oil burning locomotive?
17783How should the flues be cleaned from soot when running, and about how often is this necessary?
17783How should the locomotive be started to avoid jerks, and what train and other signals should be looked out for at the time of starting?
17783How should the lubricator be filled?
17783How should the side rods on a mogul or consolidation locomotive be keyed?
17783How should the stoker be oiled and operated?
17783How should the test for a leaky exhaust pipe joint, or a leaky nozzle joint be made?
17783How should the water be carried in boiler of superheater locomotives?
17783How should the work of setting up the wedges be done?
17783How should you build up the fire when at stations in order to avoid black smoke?
17783How should you clean the commutator, and when?
17783How test for piston packing blow with balanced compound?
17783How will the equipment act when the circuit is broken, either by a broken disconnected wire or a burned- out carbon?
17783How would you bleed an auxiliary reservoir?
17783How would you bleed off a stuck brake?
17783How would you clean out chokes?
17783How would you determine what boxes to report examined?
17783How would you locate broken exhaust ring in piston valve?
17783How would you locate clogs in case the stoker stalls?
17783How would you lubricate the valve of low- pressure cylinder if the oil feed became inoperative on that side?
17783How would you place engine to locate broken admission steam ring in piston valve?
17783How would you prevent injector feed pipes or tank hose from freezing in winter when not in use?
17783How would you prevent the overflow pipe from freezing with a lifting injector?
17783How would you proceed to change the speed of the governor?
17783How would you proceed to locate the point of trouble with a short circuit?
17783How would you remedy the following possible defects?
17783How would you remove clogs?
17783How would you reverse conveyor screw in tank?
17783How would you reverse right or left elevator screw?
17783How would you start and operate stoker?
17783How would you start the stoker engine?
17783How would you stop conveyor screw in tank?
17783How would you stop right or left elevator screw?
17783How would you take care of a boiler with leaky tubes or fire- box, and why?
17783How would you test for a broken circuit?
17783How would you test for a defective final discharge valve?
17783How?
17783How?
17783How?
17783If a final discharge valve breaks, what effect will it have on the compressor?
17783If a final discharge valve breaks, what effect will it have on the compressor?
17783If a final discharge valve breaks, what may be done?
17783If a link lifter or arm were broken, what should be done?
17783If a receiving valve breaks or sticks open, how may it be located?
17783If a receiving valve in a cross- compound compressor breaks, what may be done?
17783If a receiving valve to the low pressure air cylinder breaks or sticks open, what effect will it have on the compressor, and how may it be located?
17783If a sight feed gets stopped up, how could you clean it out?
17783If a slide valve is broken, what can be done to run the engine on one side?
17783If a transmission bar on a cross compound is broken, what would you do for the right side?
17783If an injector stops working while on the road, what should you do?
17783If an intermediate discharge valve breaks or sticks open, how may it be located?
17783If an intermediate discharge valve breaks or sticks open, what effect will it have on the compressor, and how may it be located?
17783If an intermediate discharge valve breaks, what may be done?
17783If any of the pipes here enumerated breaks, will it in any way affect an application of the independent brake?
17783If both auxiliary reach rods fail?
17783If during a trip you found the piston valve rings of a cross compound were broken, what would you do?
17783If engine should blow badly and be unable to start the train when on the right dead center, on which side would be the blow generally?
17783If horizontal arm of bell crank fails?
17783If in starting the locomotive the forward engine does not take steam, what is the trouble?
17783If it became disconnected leaving valve open?
17783If it is not necessary to take down the main rod of disabled side of the engine, how would you arrange to lubricate the cylinders?
17783If it primes well, but breaks when the steam is turned on wide, where would you look for the trouble?
17783If it would not prime, where would you expect to find the trouble?
17783If link block pin?
17783If lubricator feeds regularly when working steam and too rapidly after shutting off, what is the trouble?
17783If main reach rod, or middle arm to reverse shaft fail?
17783If one auxiliary reach rod or reverse shaft arm fail?
17783If one carbon of lamp should"jig or pound", what can be done to stop it?
17783If one of the bolts connecting the two parts of a built- up link on Stephenson gear breaks or is lost, how would you proceed?
17783If one side of a locomotive is disabled, what would you do in a general way to make it possible to use steam on the other side?
17783If piston valve on cross compound was broken so it became necessary to remove it, what should you do?
17783If radius hanger fails?
17783If steam heat gauge showed the required pressure and cars were not being heated properly, how would you proceed to locate the trouble?
17783If sufficient coal can not be supplied over front grates, what may be the cause?
17783If the application cylinder pipe breaks, what effect will it have on the locomotive brake?
17783If the brake cylinder pipe breaks and is not plugged, what must be done?
17783If the brake cylinder pipe breaks, can the locomotive brake be applied with the automatic brake valve?
17783If the brake cylinder pipe breaks, can the locomotive brake be applied?
17783If the brake pipe charges too slowly when nearing the maximum pressure, where is the trouble?
17783If the brake pipe connection to the control valve breaks, what should be done?
17783If the brake pipe connection to the distributing valve breaks and is plugged, can the locomotive brake be operated?
17783If the brake pipe connection to the distributing valve breaks, what should be done?
17783If the brake remained applied in lap position, but released in release or holding position, where would you look for the trouble?
17783If the brake remained applied in lap position, but released in release or holding position, where would you look for the trouble?
17783If the carbon of lamp should"jig or pound", what can be done to stop it?
17783If the carbons burned away too fast, but otherwise the lamp appeared to be burning properly, where would you look for the trouble?
17783If the clog is in the tank conveyor, how would it be removed?
17783If the compressor stops, how can you tell if the governor is responsible for the trouble?
17783If the control cylinder pipe breaks, what effect will it have and what must be done?
17783If the copper electrode was fusing, how would you know it?
17783If the copper electrode was fusing, how would you know it?
17783If the dash pot should be found stuck, would you put oil in it?
17783If the dash- pot should be found stuck, would you put oil in it?
17783If the distributing valve release pipe and application cylinder pipe were crossed, what would be the effect?
17783If the distributing valve release pipe breaks, what will be the effect?
17783If the eccentric crank or eccentric rods fail?
17783If the feed valve becomes defective so that it will not control brake pipe pressure, what may be done?
17783If the frame is broken back of the main driver?
17783If the horizontal arm of bell crank should break?
17783If the injector is to be used after throttle is shut off, how should the fire be maintained?
17783If the injector throttle leaks badly?
17783If the light burns satisfactorily while the engine is in motion, but goes out when engine is stopped, where would you find the trouble?
17783If the light burns satisfactory while engine is in motion, but goes out when engine is stopped, where would you find the trouble?
17783If the light goes out when steam drops back fifteen to twenty pounds, what is the trouble?
17783If the light goes out while between stations, what course would an engineer pursue?
17783If the light goes out while you are between stations, what course should an engineer pursue?
17783If the light throws shadows upon the track, is it properly focused?
17783If the light throws shadows upon the track, is it properly focused?
17783If the locomotive brake creeps on with the automatic and independent brake valves in running position, where would you look for the trouble?
17783If the locomotive brake released with the automatic brake valve in lap position, where is the trouble?
17783If the locomotive brake released with the automatic brake valve in lap position, where would you look for the trouble?
17783If the main crank pin was broken?
17783If the main reservoir pipe connection to the feed valve breaks, what should be done?
17783If the main reservoir supply pipe to the automatic control valve breaks, what should be done?
17783If the main reservoir supply pipe to the distributing valve breaks, what should be done?
17783If the oil is too warm, what happens?
17783If the pipe breaks, what should be done?
17783If the pipe leading from the automatic brake valve to the governor breaks, what should be done?
17783If the pipe leading from the feed valve pipe to the excess pressure head of the governor breaks, what effect will it have on the compressor?
17783If the pipe leading from the main reservoir to the maximum head of the governor breaks, what should be done?
17783If the piston makes a stroke up and a stroke down and stops, where is the trouble?
17783If the radius rod on Walschaert gear is disabled, what should be done?
17783If the release pipe is broken and not plugged, can the independent brake be applied?
17783If the reverse lever or reach rod should break, what should be done?
17783If the safety valve leaks, what will be the effect?
17783If the steam heat gauge shows proper pressure, but the steam heat pipe pressure appears to be low, what should be done?
17783If there be a continuous blow at the control valve exhaust port when the brake is applied, where would you look for the trouble?
17783If there is a blow at the control valve exhaust port when the brake is released, where would you look for the trouble?
17783If this spring was tightened until the light burned steady when the locomotive was at rest, what might occur when engine was running high speed?
17783If this tension spring was tightened too tightly, what might happen?
17783If throttle were closed and steam came out of cylinder cocks, what might be the cause?
17783If too much air is supplied?
17783If too much steam jet atomizer is used with a light fire?
17783If towed, how filled?
17783If transmission yoke fails?
17783If upon opening the fire- box door you discover there what is commonly called a red fire, what might be the cause?
17783If vertical arm to bell crank breaks?
17783If you should lose the clothespin holder or top carbon clutch, what could be done to get the light?
17783If you were running along with light burning satisfactorily and suddenly it went out, where would you be likely to find the trouble?
17783If you were running along with light burning satisfactorily and suddenly your light went out, where would you be likely to find the trouble?
17783If, when making a service application of the brake, the brake pipe exhaust closes suddenly and then begins to blow again, what does it indicate?
17783If, when steam is first turned on, the piston makes a stroke up and stops, where would you look for the trouble?
17783In case a locomotive in your care became disabled on the road, what would you do?
17783In case a petticoat pipe becomes deranged, what can be done?
17783In case a valve yoke or stem became broken inside of steam chest, how can the breakage be located?
17783In case brick have fallen in front of burner, how can they be removed?
17783In case it becomes necessary to fire up an oil burning engine with wood, what parts should be given particular attention?
17783In case it was necessary to disconnect on one side of a compound engine, how would you cover ports and hold valves in position?
17783In case of broken side rods, what should be done?
17783In case of derailment or other accident that might cause the fireman to desert his position in cab, what should he do?
17783In case of sudden drop in steam pressure, what might be the cause?
17783In case the stoker becomes clogged or it is desired to reverse it for any reason, what must be done?
17783In chamber"d"below the diaphragm?
17783In drifting down long grades should the fire be shut off or burned lightly?
17783In placing engine on the turntable, at water or stand pipes, or at other similar places, what must be done?
17783In reversing, how do the two gears differ as to the movement of the link and link block?
17783In starting or closing the throttle of the locomotive, how should the fireman regulate the fire, in advance or after the action of the engineer?
17783In the Schenectady two- cylinder compound, what is the duty of the oil dash- pot?
17783In the event of a breakdown, how should one disconnect?
17783In the event of an objectionable quantity of water in oil, how can it be removed?
17783In the event of separate exhaust valves failing to work when throttle is wide open, what can be done to assist in opening?
17783In the event of the heater pipes or connections becoming defective, how could the oil be heated in tank?
17783In this case what should be done?
17783In what condition should safety appliances be maintained?
17783In what condition should the fire be in order that the best results may be obtained from the combustion of the coal?
17783In what condition should the fire be to consume these gases?
17783In what manner does the incandescent headlight differ from the arc headlight?
17783In what manner is a crown sheet supported?
17783In what manner would you care for a hot bearing if discovered on the road?
17783In what position should the automatic brake valve handle be placed when adjusting the excess pressure head?
17783In what position should the engines stand to test for blows in valves and piston packing?
17783In what position should the reverse lever be when the steam is shut off and the engine drifting?
17783In what way do the Mallet or articulated compounds differ from other steam locomotives in the distribution of the steam?
17783Is a careful regulation of steam and oil valves and dampers necessary to obtain the most economical results?
17783Is air necessary for combustion?
17783Is any more water used when the engine foams than when the water is solid?
17783Is any provision made for operating the light with low pressure steam?
17783Is is objectionable to fill the tanks too full of coal or overflow tank at standpipes or water tanks?
17783Is it a disadvantage to work a compound engine in short cut- off?
17783Is it advisable to ever try to fit a brush up with a file or knife?
17783Is it advisable to ever try to fit a brush with a file or knife?
17783Is it combustible?
17783Is it considered good practice to attempt making an accurate stop with a freight train?
17783Is it important that air be pumped up on a two- cylinder compound before the engine is moved?
17783Is it necessary to clean the electrode every trip?
17783Is it necessary to remove the top carbon holder from the lamp to remove reflector from case?
17783Is it necessary to use oil with grease on crank pins?
17783Is it not a waste of fuel to open the fire- box door to prevent pops from opening?
17783Is it possible to apply the bottom electrode holder wrong?
17783Is it possible to distinguish between a leaky throttle and a leaky dry pipe?
17783Is it usual for pins to run warm when using grease?
17783Is smokeless firing practicable?
17783Is the Baker gear a direct or an indirect motion?
17783Is the Walschaert gear direct or indirect?
17783Is the blower more injurious when a light smoke is emitting from the stack or when a dense black smoke is emitting?
17783Is the engineer responsible for the fireman''s conduct while on duty and for the manner in which the fireman''s duties are performed?
17783Is the excess pressure head cut out in any position of the brake valve?
17783Is the injudicious use of the blower particularly injurious on an oil burning locomotive?
17783Is the maximum pressure head cut out in any position of the automatic brake valve?
17783Is there any other method of setting speed?
17783Is there anything else that could cause the light to dim down when the engine is running fast?
17783Is there anything else that would cause the light to dim down when the engine is running fast?
17783Is this a waste of fuel?
17783Is warm water in the tank of any advantage in making steam rapidly?
17783Name some of the safety appliances found on a locomotive?
17783Of what does the driving mechanism of a Duplex Locomotive Stoker consist?
17783Of what does the valve gear of this compressor consist?
17783On what is this type of triple valve designed to operate?
17783On what principle does a steam gauge work?
17783Out of quarter?
17783Q. Wherein do compound locomotives differ from ordinary or simple ones?
17783Should an engine be slipped to get water out of the cylinders or steam passages?
17783Should one of the forward tire, main tire, intermediate tire, back tire, or a trailer tire break, what must be done to bring the engine up?
17783Should rapid firing be practiced?
17783Should safety valve fail to shut off the flow of oil in such cases would it be safe to rely on the firing valve to shut off the fire?
17783Should the copper electrode and holder become fused until no longer serviceable out on the road, what would you do?
17783Should the copper electrode and holder become fused until no longer serviceable while on the road, what would you do?
17783Should the eccentric rod or eccentric crank break how is the engine put in condition to proceed?
17783Should the electrode be raised up to 1- 1/2 inches, what might happen?
17783Should the electrode be raised up to one and one- half inches, what might happen?
17783Should the firing valve be depended upon to shut off the fire at any time?
17783Should the gas not burn in the fire- box, will it burn after it enters the flues?
17783Should the sliding plates at the bottom of the tank be closed before coal is put on tank?
17783Should they be kept clean of gum and grit?
17783Should you break cross- head arm or union link, what would you do?
17783State how you would go about to focus a lamp?
17783Suppose a wash- out plug blew out or a blow- off cock broke off or would not close, what should be done?
17783The maximum pressure head?
17783The side rod?
17783Then why not heat the feed water to the boiling point( 212 degrees)?
17783To what do these different pipes connect?
17783To what is the distributing valve attached?
17783To what strains is a fire- box subjected?
17783Upon what does the pressure in the application chamber and cylinder depend when making a service application of the brake?
17783What a cylinder relief valve?
17783What action of the fire would indicate leaks in pipes between firing valve and burner?
17783What are some of the common causes for the compressor running hot?
17783What are some of the common causes for the compressor stopping?
17783What are some of the various causes for pounds?
17783What are the advantages of a large grate surface?
17783What are the advantages of radial stayed crown sheets?
17783What are the advantages of superheated steam over saturated steam in locomotive service?
17783What are the advantages of the combination boiler check and stop valve?
17783What are the advantages of the extension front end?
17783What are the bad features about crown bars?
17783What are the duties of a fireman on arrival at the terminal?
17783What are the duties of an engineman before attaching a locomotive to the train?
17783What are the duties of an engineman when leaving his engine at the terminal?
17783What are the fireman''s duties on arrival at enginehouse previous to going out on a locomotive?
17783What are the fireman''s duties on arrival at the enginehouse previous to going out on an oil burning locomotive?
17783What are the principal differences in the location of the Stephenson and Walschaert gears, and what advantages does this give the Walschaert?
17783What are the three essential elements in the"Buda- Ross"electric headlight equipment?
17783What are the two causes of lamp burning green?
17783What arrangements have been made so that you can not connect the wires wrong?
17783What arrangements have been made so that you can not connect your wires wrong?
17783What attention should be given to boiler attachments, such as gauge cocks, water glasses, etc.?
17783What benefits are derived from the use of the retaining valve?
17783What brake cylinder pressure is usually developed with this brake?
17783What by compression?
17783What by exhaust clearance?
17783What by line and line?
17783What can be done if the engine will not operate compound when the air pressure on the separate exhaust valve is released by the three- way cock?
17783What can be done if the intermediate side rods were broken on a consolidation engine having the eccentric on the axle ahead of the main wheel?
17783What can be done to prevent this waste?
17783What can you do to insure a good and unfailing light for the entire trip?
17783What can you do to insure a good and unfailing light for the entire trip?
17783What care and attention should be given the commutator?
17783What care must be exercised in the use of lamps, torches or lanterns about oil tanks whether hot or cold?
17783What care or attention should be given the commutator?
17783What care should be exercised in lubricating a superheater locomotive?
17783What causes a"black spot"in the illumination ahead of the locomotive?
17783What causes honeycomb over the flues?
17783What causes the mouth of burner to corrode?
17783What causes"pull"on the fire- box door?
17783What color is most desirable at peep holes in the fire- box?
17783What comprises the steam heat equipment on a locomotive?
17783What constitutes a safety appliance, as applied to a locomotive?
17783What constitutes abuse of an engine?
17783What controls the pressure in the main reservoir?
17783What danger is there when the water foams badly?
17783What defect in the feed valve will cause the brake pipe pressure to equalize with that in the main reservoir?
17783What defect will cause the brake pipe and main reservoir pressure to equalize when the handle is in running position?
17783What difference between outside admission valve and inside admission valve as to this position?
17783What do Figures 19 and 20 represent?
17783What do Figures 4 and 5 represent?
17783What do Figures 6 and 7 represent?
17783What do you consider abuse of a boiler?
17783What do you consider necessary to report on locomotive boilers?
17783What do you do if a union link should break?
17783What do you do if reach rod should break?
17783What does it indicate when the exhaust issues strongest from one side of the stack?
17783What does it indicate when the smoke trails back over the train and into the coaches after shutting off?
17783What does steam blowing at the three- way cock indicate?
17783What does the black hand on each of the air gauges indicate?
17783What does the red hand on each of the air gauges indicate?
17783What effect does too much pressure produce?
17783What effect has leaks between firing valve and burner?
17783What effect has leaks between fuel tank and firing valve?
17783What effect has piston travel on the pressure developed in the brake cylinder?
17783What effect has retarded release position of the triple valve on the release of the brakes?
17783What effect has the fire upon a scoopful of coal when it is placed in the fire- box?
17783What effect has the stoppage of a large number of flues?
17783What effect have leaky steam pipes in the smoke- arch, and how should they be tested?
17783What effect will piston travel have on the pressure developed in the brake cylinders?
17783What effect would be produced upon the lap and lead by changing the length of the eccentric rod?
17783What effort should be made on the part of the engineer to prevent persons using a safety appliance which he knows is damaged and unsafe?
17783What examination should be made after any repair work has been done on valve, brasses, etc.?
17783What examinations should be made by the engineer to insure successful lubrication?
17783What in a case of priming?
17783What is a balanced slide valve?
17783What is a direct motion valve gear?
17783What is a good method of raising a wheel when jacks are not available?
17783What is a heater box?
17783What is a short circuit?
17783What is a vacuum relief valve?
17783What is a volt?
17783What is a"wagon- top"boiler?
17783What is an Allen ported valve, and what is its object?
17783What is an air brake?
17783What is an ampere?
17783What is an indirect motion valve gear?
17783What is black smoke?
17783What is carbon?
17783What is combustion?
17783What is liable to happen if the heater valve is open too much?
17783What is lubrication and its object?
17783What is meant by a running test, and when should this test be made?
17783What is meant by an application of the brake?
17783What is meant by an engine out of tram?
17783What is meant by an incandescent headlight equipment?
17783What is meant by atmospheric pressure?
17783What is meant by excess pressure, and where is this pressure carried?
17783What is meant by exhaust lap?
17783What is meant by inside and outside admission valves?
17783What is meant by lead?
17783What is meant by release?
17783What is meant by steam lap?
17783What is meant by working steam expansively?
17783What is meant by"circulation"in a boiler?
17783What is necessary to do this?
17783What is steam, and how is it generated?
17783What is superheated steam?
17783What is termed an atomizer, and what does it perform?
17783What is the Baker- Pilliod valve gear?
17783What is the adjustment of this spring?
17783What is the advantage of superheating or increasing the temperature of the steam?
17783What is the by- pass valve, and what is its duty?
17783What is the cause of failure with the second injector, and what should be done to obviate this failure?
17783What is the cause of the copper electrode fusing?
17783What is the cause of the fusing of the copper electrode?
17783What is the composition of bituminous coal?
17783What is the dead engine device?
17783What is the diameter of the different cylinders?
17783What is the difference between a lifting and a non- lifting injector?
17783What is the difference between priming and foaming of a locomotive boiler?
17783What is the difference in the valve motion for outside admission valves and for inside admission valves?
17783What is the duty of the air compressor?
17783What is the duty of the by- pass valves on the sides of the low- pressure cylinders?
17783What is the duty of the compressor governor?
17783What is the duty of the control valve?
17783What is the duty of the distributing valve?
17783What is the duty of the feed valve?
17783What is the duty of the superheater damper, and how does it operate?
17783What is the duty of the triple valve?
17783What is the effect of forcing the fire on an oil burning locomotive?
17783What is the effect of leaky steam pipe joints inside the smoke- box?
17783What is the effect of putting too many scoops of coal on a bright fire?
17783What is the effect on the flow of air through the fire from opening the door?
17783What is the effect upon combustion if too little air is supplied?
17783What is the estimated waste of coal for each minute the safety valve is open?
17783What is the most important bolt or nut on the locomotive?
17783What is the most vital part of the dynamo?
17783What is the most vital part of the dynamo?
17783What is the necessity for keeping the brasses keyed up properly?
17783What is the object of charging a main reservoir of an engine with a disabled compressor?
17783What is the object of delaying the exhaust of the brake cylinder air?
17783What is the object of hollow staybolts?
17783What is the object of the duplex or double head governor?
17783What is the proper amperage of a Schroeder headlight?
17783What is the proper voltage of a Schroeder headlight?
17783What is the purpose of a netting in a smoke- box or front end?
17783What is the purpose of a safety valve on a locomotive boiler?
17783What is the purpose of emergency position?
17783What is the purpose of holding position?
17783What is the purpose of lap position?
17783What is the purpose of lap position?
17783What is the purpose of quick- application position?
17783What is the purpose of release position?
17783What is the purpose of release position?
17783What is the purpose of running position, and when should it be used?
17783What is the purpose of running position?
17783What is the purpose of service position?
17783What is the purpose of slow- application position?
17783What is the purpose of the auxiliary reservoir?
17783What is the purpose of the brake cylinder?
17783What is the purpose of the brake pipe and angle cocks?
17783What is the purpose of the cut- out cock?
17783What is the purpose of the equalizing reservoir?
17783What is the purpose of the federal rules and regulations for inspection of locomotive boilers?
17783What is the purpose of the main reservoir?
17783What is the purpose of the parasite governor, and where is this governor located?
17783What is the purpose of the parasite reservoir?
17783What is the purpose of the quarterly and monthly interstate inspection cards placed in the cab of the locomotive?
17783What is the purpose of the quick action cap, and where is it located?
17783What is the purpose of the water gauge glass and gauge cocks?
17783What is the purpose of this device?
17783What is the real object of having the fire- box lined with bricks, and will engine steam without them?
17783What is the relative motion of the main piston and the steam valves for inside admission, and, on the other hand, for outside admission?
17783What is the result of opening the fire- door when the engine is working steam?
17783What is the result of too little steam jet atomizer when standing at stations or when the engine is working light?
17783What is the source of power in a steam locomotive?
17783What is the speed of a Schroeder headlight dynamo?
17783What is the temperature of the fire when in this condition?
17783What is the total pressure on the fire- box of a large locomotive?
17783What is to be done if a combination lever should break?
17783What is to be done if a reverse yoke breaks?
17783What is to be done if a valve rod breaks?
17783What is to be done if the engine breaks down other than valve gear?
17783What is to be done should a gear connection rod break?
17783What is to be done should a radius bar break?
17783What is to be done should the upper part of gear connection rod break?
17783What is to be done should the vertical arm or bell crank break?
17783What is usually the reason for steam being wasted from the safety valve?
17783What kind of a bearing should the brush have on the commutator?
17783What kind of a bearing should the brush have on the commutator?
17783What kind of oil and how much would you use in the bearings of the electric headlight equipment?
17783What kind of oil should be used in the air end of the compressor and on the swab?
17783What kind of oil should be used in the"Buda- Ross"bearings?
17783What kind of oil should be used on hot bearings?
17783What kind of oil should be used to lubricate both the steam and air cylinders of the compressor?
17783What kind of oil should be used?
17783What kind of wire is used on these fields?
17783What lift is given the different air valves?
17783What lift should the air valves have?
17783What may be done if a combining tube is obstructed?
17783What may be done to shut off steam pressure from the steam chest and low- pressure cylinder?
17783What must be done if the pipe between the feed valve and automatic brake valve breaks?
17783What must be the condition of a boiler to give the best results?
17783What must the air pass through in flowing from the main reservoir to the brake pipe?
17783What object is there in having the exhaust steam go through the stack?
17783What on the burning of the gases?
17783What on the flues and sheets of the fire- box?
17783What other appliances use main reservoir air?
17783What other bad effect has a pipe leak aside from waste of oil?
17783What other desirable feature is found in this position of the triple valve?
17783What part of the boiler has the greatest pressure?
17783What parts of the Baker gear take the place of the link which is used by the Stephenson or Walschaert motion?
17783What position should burner be with reference to level and in line with center of fire- box?
17783What power is used with Ragonnet or Baldwin power reverse gear?
17783What practice should be followed in building up the fire before leaving a terminal?
17783What precaution should be taken after a stop is made on a heavy grade?
17783What precaution should be taken regarding steam check and throttle?
17783What precaution should be taken to prevent locomotive throwing fire?
17783What precautions must be taken before entering tanks that have been used for oil to clean or make repairs?
17783What pressure is carried in the steam heat pipe, and how is it controlled?
17783What pressure is indicated by the steam gauge?
17783What pressure is obtained in the parasite reservoir?
17783What pressure is required in the main reservoir before air is admitted to the parasite reservoir?
17783What pressure is usually carried in the brake pipe?
17783What pressure is usually carried in the main reservoir?
17783What pressure will be had in the brake pipe if the brake valve be left in release position?
17783What produces friction, and what is the result of excessive friction?
17783What provision is made for moving or focussing the lamp in the reflector?
17783What provisions are made for the uneven movements of the rod?
17783What relation to the main pin is the eccentric crank set to?
17783What shall be done with a badly leaking or bursted flue?
17783What should be done for a broken tender truck spring?
17783What should be done if a driving spring hanger or equalizer should break?
17783What should be done if a safety valve spring or stud breaks?
17783What should be done if a steam chest breaks?
17783What should be done if a steam chest cracks?
17783What should be done if a tender truck wheel or axle should break?
17783What should be done if an engine truck wheel or axle should break?
17783What should be done if grates should be burned out or broken while on the road?
17783What should be done if the frame is broken between the main driver and cylinder?
17783What should be done if the piston, piston rod, cross- head, main rod or crank pin are broken or bent?
17783What should be done in case of a broken eccentric strap or rod?
17783What should be done in case of link saddle pin breaking?
17783What should be done in case the throttle valve stem became disconnected while the valve is closed?
17783What should be done in event of any of the safety appliances being damaged while engine is in service so as to render it unsafe?
17783What should be done on approaching stations where additional supply of fuel oil is to be taken?
17783What should be done when a green light is seen?
17783What should be done when a green light is seen?
17783What should be done when there is a loose or lost cylinder key?
17783What should be done with a broken engine truck spring or equalizer?
17783What should be done?
17783What should be done?
17783What should be the condition of the fire on arriving at a station where a stop is to be made?
17783What should be the lift of the different air valves?
17783What should be the position of the brake pipe cut- out cock below the brake valve?
17783What should be the position of throttle valve when running a superheater locomotive?
17783What should be the position of throttle while drifting?
17783What should you do in a case of foaming?
17783What style field is used?
17783What to prevent damage of steam heat hose?
17783What tools are necessary for firing purposes on an oil burning locomotive?
17783What tools should there be on the locomotive?
17783What type of fire tube superheater is in most general use in locomotive service?
17783What type of incandescent lamp is used in the reflector?
17783What types of brake valve are used with this equipment?
17783What will be the effect if the release pipe breaks?
17783What will be the effect on the steaming of the engine if the damper does not open properly?
17783What will cause a compressor to short- stroke or dance?
17783What will cause a constant blow at the brake pipe exhaust port, and what may be done to overcome it?
17783What will cause air to blow at the brake pipe exhaust port when the handle is moved to lap position?
17783What will cause the compressor to run hot?
17783What will cause the compressor to run slow?
17783What will cause the compressor to run very fast and heat, and not compress any air?
17783What will cause the engine to tear holes in the fire?
17783What will cause the piston to make a quick down stroke?
17783What will cause the piston to make a quick up stroke?
17783What will cause the piston to make an uneven stroke?
17783What will cause two exhausts of air to blow from the three- way cock or simpling valve in the cab when the engine is being changed to compound?
17783What will prevent the charging of the parasite reservoir, and what should be done?
17783What will produce the bright red color?
17783What with a direct valve gear?
17783What work about a locomotive should be done by the engineman?
17783What would be considered a bad engine or tender truck wheel?
17783What would be the effect if a"leg"of the fire- box became filled with mud?
17783What would be the effect if one or both of the pin valves leaked?
17783What would be the effect if the drain port"W"were stopped up?
17783What would be the effect if the handle were moved to lap quickly?
17783What would be the effect if the relief port"c"stopped up?
17783What would be the result if any of the levers of the lamp should bind?
17783What would be the result if left to run under that strain?
17783What would be the result if the fire- box sheets became overheated?
17783What would be the result of starting a heavy train or allowing drivers to slip with the fire too thin on the grates?
17783What would indicate to you that the boiler connections of water gauge glasses were becoming clogged?
17783What would you consider the proper adjustment of burner?
17783What would you disconnect if the eccentric crank, eccentric rod, or the arm at the bottom of the link should break?
17783What would you disconnect with a Walschaert gear if a valve yoke should break?
17783What would you do if a short circuit developed while on the road?
17783What would you do if you had no bottom electrode holder?
17783What would you do in case the regulating valve failed to operate?
17783What, in your opinion, is the best way to fire a locomotive?
17783What?
17783When an engine is equipped with Elvin driving box lubricator, how can you tell whether a sufficient amount of lubricant is in the grease receptacle?
17783When and for what purpose is the use of a rake on the fire bed allowable?
17783When and why should you wet the coal on the tender?
17783When does the excess pressure head control the flow of steam to the compressor?
17783When does the maximum pressure head control the compressor?
17783When double- heading, which engineman should have full control of the brakes?
17783When drifting what should be the position of the separate exhaust valve, the cylinder and port cocks?
17783When engine is detached from the train, what precaution should you take to prevent freezing of the steam heat train pipe?
17783When is it necessary to use the operating valve to change the locomotive from compound to simple, or from simple to compound?
17783When is this most serious?
17783When it primes badly?
17783When should brakes be tested?
17783When should cross- heads or guides be reported to be lined?
17783When should driving box wedges be reported to be lined?
17783When should lost motion between engine and tender be taken up?
17783When should rod brasses be reported to be reduced?
17783When shutting out fire which valve should be closed first?
17783When steam is first turned on, what must it pass through before entering the compressor?
17783When the dead engine feature is being used, in what position should the automatic and independent brake valves be carried?
17783When the fire kicks and smokes, what should be done?
17783When the independent brake valve handle is placed in application position, are the train brakes affected?
17783When the piston has about completed its downward stroke, what takes place?
17783When the steam valve is seated, is steam entirely shut off from the compressor?
17783When to be lined?
17783When train is standing on siding for a short period, what should be done?
17783When train is to stand for a long time or engine is left at terminal, what should be done?
17783When valves appear dry while using steam and the lubricator is working all right, what would you do to relieve these conditions?
17783Where are the fields located?
17783Where cylinder packing?
17783Where does the air come from that operates the maximum pressure head?
17783Where does the brake pipe pressure begin and end?
17783Where does the main reservoir pressure begin and end?
17783Where does the steam come from that is used in the high pressure steam cylinder?
17783Where does the steam come from that is used in the low pressure steam cylinder?
17783Where engine is equipped with an oil- reheater or oil line, do you consider it a help to engine''s steaming qualities when used?
17783Where is the piston rod packing located?
17783Where piston rod packing is blowing bad, what may be done to stop it?
17783Where should the coal, as a rule, be placed in the fire- box?
17783Which is desirable, to use as much or as little steam jet atomizer as possible?
17783Which is the better practice, to close the feed valves or water valve while waiting on sidings, etc.?
17783Why are boiler checks placed so far away from the fire- box?
17783Why are boilers provided with steam domes?
17783Why are eccentric rods made adjustable?
17783Why are electric headlights applied to locomotives?
17783Why are grates made to shake, and how, when and where should they be shaken?
17783Why are more than one used?
17783Why are two gauges necessary?
17783Why can not a standard or house type of lamp be successfully used in the reflector?
17783Why does putting a large quantity of cold water into a boiler when the throttle is closed cause the flues to leak?
17783Why does the Mallet compound have more power when working simple than compound?
17783Why feed more oil to high than to a low- pressure cylinder?
17783Why have two fire- box doors been placed in the large type of locomotive boilers?
17783Why is Deltabeston wire used in preference to cotton- covered wire?
17783Why is excess pressure necessary?
17783Why is it bad practice to disturb the packing on top of driving and engine truck boxes with spout of oil can when oiling engine?
17783Why is it bad practice to keep engine oil close to boiler in warm weather?
17783Why is it dangerous to repeatedly apply and release the brakes without giving time for the auxiliaries to fully recharge?
17783Why is it essential to shut off steam and stop the equipment?
17783Why is it essential to shut off steam and stop the equipment?
17783Why is it important that there be no holes through the smoke- box door or front end and none in smoke- box seams or joints?
17783Why is it important to clean the scale off of the point of the copper electrode each trip?
17783Why is it important to clean the scale off the point of the copper electrode each trip?
17783Why is it necessary to keep the cylinders free from water?
17783Why is it necessary to provide for combustion a supply of air through the fuel in the furnace?
17783Why is it that if there is a thin fire with a hole in it the steam pressure will fall at once?
17783Why is it very important that coal should be broken so that it will not be larger than an ordinary sized apple before being put into the fire- box?
17783Why is one cylinder on a compound locomotive called the high- pressure cylinder and the other one a low- pressure cylinder?
17783Why is the superheated steam so much more economical on coal and water than the saturated steam?
17783Why is this called a cross- compound compressor?
17783Why must air be heated before combining with coal?
17783Why not heat it to a high temperature in oil tank with oil heater?
17783Why not report all boxes examined?
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17783Why should a fuel oil tank not be filled to its holding capacity?
17783Why should engine oil not be used on valves and cylinders?
17783Why should sandpaper be used to smooth commutator instead of emery cloth?
17783Why should the power reversing gear of the Mallet compound always have its dash- pot cylinder full of oil?
17783Why should you not use valve oil in these bearings?
17783Why use second heater?
17783Why would you not fill the main oil cellar full of oil?
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17783Will a corroded burner mouth prevent the proper delivery of fuel to fire?
17783Will an engine equipped with superheat units move as quickly as a saturated steam locomotive when throttle valve is first opened?
17783Will an injector prime if primer valve leaks?
17783Will an injector prime if the boiler check leaks badly or if it is stuck up?
17783Will an injector work if air can not get into the tank as fast as the water is taken out?
17783Will an injector work with a leak between the injector and tank?
17783Will any bad results ensue from filling the lubricator full of cold oil?
17783Will engine steam if brick falls in front of burners or in path of flame and what may be done?
17783Will it prime?
17783Will that prevent its working?
17783Will the triple valve move to quick service position whenever a gradual reduction brake pipe reduction is made?
17783With Walschaert gear?
17783With a 70-pound brake pipe pressure, what pressure should be had in the main reservoir when using this device?
17783With a broken combination lever, union link or cross- head arms, what would you do?
17783With a seventy- pound brake pipe pressure how much of a reduction is necessary to set the brakes in full, and why?
17783With an indirect valve motion and outside admission valve, what would be the position of the eccentric relative to the crank pin on that side?
17783With one link blocked up, what should be guarded against?
17783With the application valve in lap position, if there be brake cylinder leakage, will the locomotive brake leak off?
17783With the automatic brake valve in release, running or holding position, what pressure is in chamber"f"above the diaphragm?
17783With the automatic brake valve in release, running, or holding position, does the maximum pressure head operate?
17783With the control valve now in lap position, will the brake release on account of brake cylinder leakage?
17783With the independent brake valve?
17783With the spring adjusted at twenty pounds, what will be the total pressure on the upper side of the diaphragm?
17783Within what limits may steam pressure be allowed to vary, and why?
17783Would it be advisable to put water into a boiler after the sheets had become bare and red hot?
17783Would not some fuel be wasted in this way?