"The Traveling Engineers' Association to Improve the Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads" by Traveling Engineers' Association. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Traveling Engineers' Association. The Traveling Engineers' Association to Improve the Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads
The Traveling Engineers' Association to Improve the Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads
Table of Contents
PREFACE
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS. FIRST SERIES
AIR BRAKE QUESTIONS
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS. SECOND SERIES
AIR BRAKE QUESTIONS
OIL BURNING LOCOMOTIVES
MECHANICAL EXAMINATION. THIRD SERIES
COMPOUND LOCOMOTIVES
WALSCHAERT AND BAKER-PILLIOD VALVE GEARS
SOUTHERN VALVE GEAR
LUBRICATION
FEDERAL REGULATIONS
PYLE-NATIONAL ELECTRIC HEADLIGHT
SCHROEDER HEADLIGHT
"BUDA-ROSS" ELECTRIC HEADLIGHT
DUPLEX LOCOMOTIVE STOKER
AIR BRAKE QUESTIONS
THE FEED VALVE AND ITS DEFECTS
INDEX
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Traveling Engineers' Association
Examination Questions and Answers for Firemen for Promotion and New Men for Employment
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A. To carry a nice, level fire on the grate, or it may be just a little heavier at the sides and front, so the air cannot come through it near the sheets as rapidly as in the center of the fire-box; always fire as light as consistent with the work required, endeavor to maintain a uniform steam pressure at all times, and avoid unnecessary black smoke and a waste of steam through the safety valves by the engine popping.
2. Q. What are the advantages of superheated steam over saturated steam in locomotive service?
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