
Catechism of the locomotive
by Georg Kosak Matthias N. Forney
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- CATECHISM OF THE LOCOMOTIVE
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- APPENDIX.
- INTRODUCTION.
- PART I. THE STEAM ENGINE.
- PART II. THE FORCES OF AIR AND STEAM.
- PART III. ON WORK, ENERGY, AND THE MECHANICAL EQUIVALENT OF HEAT.
- PART IV. THE SLIDE-VALVE.
- PART V. THE EXPANSION OF STEAM.
- PART VI. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE.
- PART VII. THE LOCOMOTIVE BOILER.
- PART VIII. THE BOILER ATTACHMENTS.
- PART IX. THE THROTTLE-VALVE AND STEAM PIPES.
- PART X. THE CYLINDERS, PISTONS, GUIDE-RODS AND CONNECTING-RODS.
- PART XI. THE VALVE-GEAR.
- PART XII. THE RUNNING GEAR.
- PART XIII. ADHESION AND TRACTION.
- PART XIV. INTERNAL DISTURBING FORCES IN THE LOCOMOTIVE.
- PART XV. MISCELLANEOUS.
- PART XVI. SCREW-THREADS, BOLTS AND NUTS.
- PART XVII. TENDERS.
- PART XVIII. FRICTION AND LUBRICATION.
- PART XIX. COMBUSTION.
- PART XX. THE RESISTANCE OF TRAINS.
- PART XXI. PROPORTIONS OF LOCOMOTIVES.
- PART XXII. DIFFERENT KINDS OF LOCOMOTIVES.
- PART XXIII. CONTINUOUS TRAIN BRAKES.
- PART XXIV. PERFORMANCE AND COST OF OPERATING LOCOMOTIVES.
- PART XXV. WATER-TANKS AND TURN-TABLES.
- PART XXVI. INSPECTION OF LOCOMOTIVES.
- PART XXVII. RUNNING LOCOMOTIVES.
- PART XXVIII. ACCIDENTS TO LOCOMOTIVES.
- PART XXIX. ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES TO PERSONS.
- PART XL. RESPONSIBILITY AND QUALIFICATIONS OF LOCOMOTIVE RUNNERS.[119]
- LIST OF BOOKS FOR MECHANICS, LOCOMOTIVE RUNNERS, FIREMEN, ETC.
- Plates
- PLATE IV. DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, ETC., OF FOUR-WHEELED SWITCHING LOCOMOTIVE, By the Hinkley Locomotive Works, Boston, Mass.
- Plate V. DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, ETC., OF EIGHT-WHEELED “AMERICAN” LOCOMOTIVE By the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia.
- Plate vi. DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, ETC., OF EIGHT-WHEELED “AMERICAN” LOCOMOTIVE By the Grant Locomotive Works, Paterson, N. J.
- Plate vii. DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, ETC., OF EIGHT-WHEELED “AMERICAN” LOCOMOTIVE BY THE Danforth Locomotive and Machine Co., Paterson, N. J.
- Plate viii. DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, ETC., OF EIGHT-WHEELED “AMERICAN” LOCOMOTIVE By the Mason Machine Works, Taunton, Mass.
- Plate ix. DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, ETC., OF EIGHT-WHEELED “AMERICAN” LOCOMOTIVE By the Hinkley Locomotive Works, Boston, Mass.
- Plate x. DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, ETC., OF TEN-WHEELED LOCOMOTIVE, By the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia.
- Plate xi. DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, ETC., OF “MOGUL” LOCOMOTIVE, By the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia.
- Plate xii. DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, ETC., OF “CONSOLIDATION” LOCOMOTIVE, BY THE Danforth Locomotive and Machine Co., Paterson, N. J.
- Plate xiii. DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, ETC., OF DOUBLE-END TANK LOCOMOTIVE, BY THE Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works, Paterson, N. J.
- Plate xiv. DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, ETC., OF DOUBLE-END TANK LOCOMOTIVE, BY THE Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works, Paterson, N. J.
- Plate xv. DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, ETC., OF IMPROVED TANK LOCOMOTIVE, DESIGNED BY M. N. Forney, 73 Broadway, New York.
- Plate xvi. DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, ETC., OF Double-truck Narrow-gauge Tank Locomotive, By the Mason Machine Works, Taunton, Mass.
- Plate xvii. DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, ETC., OF DOUBLE-TRUCK TANK FREIGHT LOCOMOTIVE, By the Mason Machine Works, Taunton, Mass.
- Plate xviii. DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, ETC., OF DOUBLE-END LOCOMOTIVE, By the Grant Locomotive Works, Paterson, N. J.
- Plate xix. DIMENSIONS, WEIGHT, ETC., OF LOCOMOTIVE FOR THE N. Y. ELEVATED R. R. Designed by D. W. Wyman, Superintendent.
- Appendix I.
- Appendix II.
- Appendix III.
- Appendix IV.
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