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Modern American railway practice a complete system of practical instruction in railway transportation / Calvin F. Swingle, assisted by a corps of mechanical experts.
Gale Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology and Medicine, 1780-1925 Available online
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- Book
- Series:
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology, and Medicine, Part I.
- Nineteenth Century Collections Online: Science, Technology, and Medicine, Part I
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Railroads--Examinations, questions, etc.
- Railroads.
- Locomotives--Examinations, questions, etc.
- Locomotives.
- Air-brakes--Examinations, questions, etc.
- Air-brakes.
- Electric railroads--Examinations, questions, etc.
- Electric railroads.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (10 v.) : ill., plans.
- Other Title:
- Modern American railway practice
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, Ill. : National Institute of Practical Mechanics, 1908.
- Contents:
- v. 1. Locomotive boilers, care and operation
- v. 2. Locomotive running and management
- v. 3. Illustrated air brake instruction
- v. 4. Standard rules for movement of trains
- v. 5. Station work and telegraphy
- v. 6. How to repair locomotive breakdowns
- v. 7. First, second, and third year examinations for locomotive firing and running
- v. 8. Roundhouse and shop ; Machine-shop work
- v. 9. Electricity for locomotive engineers
- v. 10. Practical electric locomotive running.
- Notes:
- "Partial list of authorities consulted" at beginning of each volume.
- Each volume has special t.p.
- Includes index.
- Reproduction of the original from the Huntington Library.
- OCLC:
- 797994805
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