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Jim Grigsby

February 09, 2010 01:38PM

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Pulling cold air into the cylinders would not be as damaging as pulling hot gasses and cinders into the cylinders.

In logging service, where hand brakes were often used, the idea was to set enough brakes so that the locomotive had to use a little stean to keep the train moving. That might not apply when starting a train on a steep downgrade though. An early timetable from the Sumpter Valley Ry. instructs engineers to start eastbound trains between Larch and S Wye by releasing brakes, rather than using steam. It does not say what to do once the train is moving.

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What is it ? Snifter valve ?	SebJ	January 24, 2010 03:18AM
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Re: What is it ? Snifter valve ?	CharlieMcCandless	January 25, 2010 05:57AM
Re: What is it ? Snifter valve ?	SebJ	January 25, 2010 11:41AM
Re: What is it ? Snifter valve ?	Jim Grigsby	January 25, 2010 02:30PM
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Re: What is it ? Snifter valve ?	dan	January 25, 2010 04:56PM
Re: What is it ? Snifter valve ?	meuritt	February 08, 2010 07:43AM
Re: What is it ? Snifter valve ?	Jim Grigsby	February 09, 2010 01:38PM
Re: What is it ? Snifter valve ?	dan	February 09, 2010 04:36PM
Re: What is it ? Snifter valve ?	J.B.Bane	February 11, 2010 02:22PM
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Re: What is it ? Snifter valve ?	Jim Grigsby	February 12, 2010 12:50PM
Re: What is it ? Snifter valve ?	dan	February 12, 2010 06:06AM
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