How to become an engineer : $b containing full instructions how to proceed in order to become a locomotive engineer : also directions for building a model locomotive; together with a full description of everything an engineer should knowDoughty, Frank W.
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How to become an engineer : $b containing full instructions how to proceed in order to become a locomotive engineer : also directions for building a model locomotive; together with a full description of everything an engineer should know
Doughty, Frank W.
Locomotives -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
When cars having different air pressures are coupled together the
brakes will work first on that having the highest pressure.
Special instruction is needed to fully comprehend the working of air
brakes.
Here is a speed table which may be useful. We have taken the liberty
of extracting it from Alexander's "Ready-reference for Locomotive
Engineers," an excellent hand-book with which all candidates for the
foot-plate should provide themselves. Published by the author, S. A.
Alexander, York, Pa.
TIME AND SPEED TABLES.
Key: M = Minutes.
S = Seconds.
T = 10th of a Second.
M S T
10 miles per hour is 6.00 to 1 mile
11 " " " " 5.27 " 1 "
12 " " " " 5.90 " 1 "
13 " " " " 4.37 " 1 "
14 " " " " 4.17 " 1 "
15 " " " " 4.00 " 1 "
16 " " " " 3.45 " 1 "
17 " " " " 3.32 " 1 "
18 " " " " 3.20 " 1 "
19 " " " " 3.09.5 " 1 "
20 " " " " 3.00 " 1 "
21 " " " " 2.51.5 " 1 "
22 " " " " 2.43.5 " 1 "
23 " " " " 2.36.5 " 1 "
24 " " " " 2.30 " 1 "
25 " " " " 2.24 " 1 "
26 " " " " 2.18.6 " 1 "
27 " " " " 2.13.3 " 1 "
28 " " " " 2.08.5 " 1 "
29 " " " " 2.04 " 1 "
30 " " " " 2.00 " 1 "
31 " " " " 1.56 " 1 "
32 " " " " 1.52.5 " 1 "
33 " " " " 1.49 " 1 "
34 " " " " 1.45.6 " 1 "
35 " " " " 1.42.6 " 1 "
36 " " " " 1.40 " 1 "
37 " " " " 1.37.3 " 1 "
38 " " " " 1.34.7 " 1 "
39 " " " " 1.32.3 " 1 "
40 " " " " 1.30.0 " 1 "
41 " " " " 1.27.7 " 1 "
42 " " " " 1.25.7 " 1 "
43 " " " " 1.23.5 " 1 "
44 " " " " 1.21.7 " 1 "
45 " " " " 1.20.0 " 1 "
46 " " " " 1.18.2 " 1 "
47 " " " " 1.16.6 " 1 "
48 " " " " 1.15.0 " 1 "
49 " " " " 1.13.5 " 1 "
50 " " " " 1.12.0 " 1 "
51 " " " " 1.10.6 " 1 "
52 " " " " 1.09.4 " 1 "
53 " " " " 1.07.9 " 1 "
54 " " " " 1.06.6 " 1 "
55 " " " " 1.05.4 " 1 "
56 " " " " 1.04.3 " 1 "
57 " " " " 1.03.2 " 1 "
58 " " " " 1.02.2 " 1 "
60 " " " " 1.00.0 " 1 "
65 " " " " 0.55.3 " 1 "
70 " " " " 0.51.4 " 1 "
75 " " " " 0.48.0 " 1 "
80 " " " " 0.45.0 " 1 "
85 " " " " 0.42.3 " 1 "
90 " " " " 0.40.0 " 1 "
95 " " " " 0.37.9 " 1 "
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How to become an engineer : $b containing full instructions how to proceed in order to become a locomotive engineer : also directions for building a model locomotive; together with a full description of everything an engineer should know — John Shaqi
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