English: Identifier: railwaymechanica95newy

Title: Railway mechanical engineer Year: 1916 (1910s) Authors: Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Simmons-Boardman Pub. Co Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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Text Appearing Before Image: from any other handbook, consists of acompilation of standard types of details of materials andmanufactured parts used in machinery and engineering con-struction, together with drawings and tables giving dimen-sions, sizes, weights and other information gathered fromAmerican manufacturers of machine tools and other devices.The book is divided into convenient sections covering suchsubjects as the preparation of drawings, with such geometri-cal constructions as are commonly found necessarv; fasten-ings, such as bolts, nuts, screws, nails, keys, gibs, pins andcotters; power transmission, including shafting and acces-sories, chain drives, belting and rope transmission; pipe,tubing and fittings, including iron, brass and copper; ropeand chain fittings; miscellaneous details of machine tooland engine parts; structural details, including shapes, plates,beam connections and riveted joints, together with a sectionof miscellaneous tables of measures, weights and equivalentsmost commonlv needed.

Text Appearing After Image: Waiting to Take a Train Over the Mountains Heavy Locomotives for the Southern Pacific Pacific Type Handles 11 Passenger Cars on 1.5 PerCent Grade—New 2-10-2 Type Increases Tonnage DURING the early part of the year, the Southern Pacificreceived from the Baldwin Locomotive Works 15 loco-motives each of the 4-6-2 and 2-10-2 types. The 4-6-2type was built particularly for use on heavy passenger trainsbetween Ogden, Utah, and Carlin, Nev.; and the 2-10-2

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