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Catechism of the Locomotive

Catechism of the Locomotive

by Matthias N. Forney

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Author
Kosak, Georg
Title
Catechism of the locomotive
Original Publication
Bridgeport: F. Keppy, 1874.
Credits
Peter Becker, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
TJ: Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery
Subject
Locomotives -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 76379
Release Date
June 25, 2025
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.CATECHISM OF THE LOCOMOTIVE
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.PREFACE.
  4. 4.CONTENTS. — APPENDIX.
  5. 5.INTRODUCTION.
  6. 6.PART I. THE STEAM ENGINE.
  7. 7.PART II. THE FORCES OF AIR AND STEAM.
  8. 8.PART III. ON WORK, ENERGY, AND THE MECHANICAL EQUIVALENT OF HEAT.
  9. 9.PART IV. THE SLIDE-VALVE.
  10. 10.PART V. THE EXPANSION OF STEAM.
  11. 11.PART VI. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE.
  12. 12.PART VII. THE LOCOMOTIVE BOILER.
  13. 13.PART VIII. THE BOILER ATTACHMENTS.
  14. 14.PART IX. THE THROTTLE-VALVE AND STEAM PIPES.
  15. 15.PART X. THE CYLINDERS, PISTONS, GUIDE-RODS AND CONNECTING-RODS.
  16. 16.PART XI. THE VALVE-GEAR.
  17. 17.PART XII. THE RUNNING GEAR.
  18. 18.PART XIII. ADHESION AND TRACTION.
  19. 19.PART XIV. INTERNAL DISTURBING FORCES IN THE LOCOMOTIVE.
  20. 20.PART XV. MISCELLANEOUS.
  21. 21.PART XVI. SCREW-THREADS, BOLTS AND NUTS.
  22. 22.PART XVII. TENDERS.
  23. 23.PART XVIII. FRICTION AND LUBRICATION.
  24. 24.PART XIX. COMBUSTION.
  25. 25.PART XX. THE RESISTANCE OF TRAINS.
  26. 26.PART XXI. PROPORTIONS OF LOCOMOTIVES.
  27. 27.PART XXII. DIFFERENT KINDS OF LOCOMOTIVES.
  28. 28.PART XXIII. CONTINUOUS TRAIN BRAKES.
  29. 29.PART XXIV. PERFORMANCE AND COST OF OPERATING LOCOMOTIVES.
  30. 30.PART XXV. WATER-TANKS AND TURN-TABLES.
  31. 31.PART XXVI. INSPECTION OF LOCOMOTIVES.
  32. 32.PART XXVII. RUNNING LOCOMOTIVES.
  33. 33.PART XXVIII. ACCIDENTS TO LOCOMOTIVES.
  34. 34.PART XXIX. ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES TO PERSONS.
  35. 35.PART XL. RESPONSIBILITY AND QUALIFICATIONS OF LOCOMOTIVE RUNNERS. [119] — LIST OF BOOKS FOR MECHANICS, LOCOMOTIVE RUNNERS, FIREMEN, ETC.
  36. 36.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.
  37. 37.Appendix I.
  38. 38.Appendix II.
  39. 39.Appendix III.
  40. 40.Appendix IV.
  41. 41.INDEX. — Transcriber’s Notes

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