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" ... drop her a notch" on account of "getting away with the water." This does not occur with the compound locomotive when the reverse lever is moved forward towards full gear, and no engineer should open the pass-by valve, admitting live steam to the low-pressure... "
The Art of Railroading: Or, The Technique of Modern Transportation - Page 248
edited by - 1906
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The Locomotive Up to Date

Charles McShane - Locomotives - 1899 - 736 pages
...used on the quadrant and the engine is about to stall. It is also desirable to move the reverse lever forward a notch before the locomotive slows down too...are wasted. If these instructions are observed the locomotives w1ll work satisfactorily. REPAIRS. On account of their great simplicity to single-expansion...
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Illustrated Catalogue of Narrow-gauge Locomotives: Adapted Especially to ...

Baldwin Locomotive Works - Baldwin locomotives - 1900 - 464 pages
...used on the quadrant and the engine is about to stall. 1 a I i * «j ^ i POINT OF CUT-OFF. FIG. 12. It is also desirable to move the reverse forward a...satisfactorily. REPAIRS. On account of the great similarity to single-expansion locomotives, mechanics familiar with the latter have no difficulty in understanding...
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Locomotive Firemen's Magazine, Volume 27

Locomotives - 1899 - 822 pages
...used on the quadrant and the engine is about to stall. It is also desirable to move the reverse lever forward a notch before the locomotive slows down too...are wasted. If these Instructions are observed the locomotives will work satisfactorily. [Continued In October Number.] LOCOMOTOLOGY. DR M BAIN. I presume...
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Modern Locomotive Engineering, with Questions and Answers ...: The Air Brake ...

Calvin Franklin Swingle - Locomotives - 1905 - 658 pages
...allowance should be made for t'he extra repairs caused by frequent cases of this kind. UNCTM OF «TROt(I. FIGURE 132 ' On account of the very mild exhaust,...satisfactorily. Repairs. On account of the great similarity to single-expansion locomotives, mechanics familiar with the latter have no difficulty in understanding...
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Encyclopedia of Engineering: A Treatise on Boilers, Steam Engines, the ...

Calvin Franklin Swingle - Engineering - 1906 - 580 pages
...to remark that they cannot "drop her a notch" on account of "getting away with the water." Thisdoes not occur with the compound locomotive when the reverse...satisfactorily. Repairs. On account of the great similarity to single-expansion locomotives, mechanics familiar with the latter have no difficulty in understanding...
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Railroad Men's Catechism: Being an Instruction Book for Enginemen, Trainmen ...

Angus Sinclair - Locomotives - 1907 - 216 pages
...used on the quadrant and the engine is about to stall. It is also desirable to move the reverse lever forward a notch before the locomotive slows down too...observed, the locomotive will work satisfactorily. Blows in Baldwin Compounds. In the first place, it is essential to know whether there is a blow or...
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Cyclopedia of Locomotive Engineering, with Examination Questions and Answers ...

Calvin Franklin Swingle - Locomotives - 1919 - 878 pages
...allowance should be made for the extra repairs caused by frequent cases of this kind. LENGTH OF STROVE. FIGURE 132 On account of the very mild exhaust, the...satisfactorily. Repairs, On account of the great similarity to single-expansion locomotives, mechanics familiar with the latter have no difficulty in understanding...
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The Locomotive Up to Date: the Classic Reference for Steam Locomotive ...

Charles McShane - History - 2007 - 723 pages
...used on the quadrant and the engine is about to stall. It is also desirable to move the reverse lever forward a notch before the locomotive slows down too...are wasted. If these instructions are observed the locomotives will work satisfactorily. ' REPAIRS• On account of their great simplicity to single-expansion...
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