Combined Automatic And Straight Air Locomotive Brake Equipment

Author : Alonzo W. Deal
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330351314
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (513 download)

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Download or read book The Westinghouse Automatic and Straight Air-Brake, Combined E. T. Equipment and Machinery written by Alonzo W. Deal and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Westinghouse Automatic and Straight Air-Brake, Combined E. T. Equipment and Machinery: Questions and Answers With Their Defects and Remedies Born January 31, 1864. Entered the service of North Pennsylvania Railroad, November 1, 1876, as a messenger boy to shop foreman and was apprenticed to learn machinist trade. Promoted to house engineer, March, 1883. Resigned N.P. R.R., 1883. Entered the service of Pennsylvania Railroad. 1886, placed in charge of the air-brake system, Powelton Avenue Engine House. Resigned that position, 1893. Transferred to Jersey City, 1893. Leading machinist, Waldo Avenue. Resigned Pennsylvania Railroad, 1895. Entered the service P. & R. R. R. to look after air-brake system. Ninth and Green Streets, Philadelphia. Appointed air-brake instructor, Y. M. C.A., Third and Berks Streets, 1898 and 1899. Appointed air-brake instructor, Philadelphia and New York Division, 1902. 1904, appointed general inspector at Baldwin Locomotive Works to receive 179 locomotives for the P. & R. R. R. 1907, general inspector at Baldwins Locomotive Works to receive 25 locomotives for the Georgia Central R. & R. Mr. F. F. Gaines' choice as an inspector. 1908, March 8th, appointed air-brake instructor, Philadelphia Reading R. R. system. 1917, forwarded to Baldwins Locomotive Works to receive information concerning the Mallett Compound Locomotives, so as to demonstrate same on Frackville grade. 1918, January and February, forwarded to Baldwin's Locomotive Works to receive 47 foreign locomotives. 1918, April, forwarded to Lehigh University to train soldiers for General Pershing for overseas duty. 1918, December 7th, appointed machinery examiner, P. & R. R. R. system. Now representing P.R. R.R. system, air-brake and machinery examiner. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.