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Wade Hall

December 24, 2000 06:59PM

There was an excellent article by Robert LeMassena in the Winter 1996 issue of Vintage Rails that described the operation of the La Chatelier water brake.
Mr. Massena notes that the D&RGW was the only major US railroad to utilize the water brake on its "modern" standard gauge steam locomotives until the end of standard gauge steam in 1956. Interestingly, the article is silent regarding use of the water brake on "modern" narrow-gauge locomotives.

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Le Chatelier Water Brake	rdmstr	December 24, 2000 12:32PM
Re: Le Chatelier Water Brake	Wade Hall	December 24, 2000 06:59PM
Re: Le Chatelier Water Brake	Dennis O'Berry	December 24, 2000 09:11PM
Re: Le Chatelier Water Brake	rdmstr	December 24, 2000 10:49PM
Re: Le Chatelier Water Brake - here we go again	Earl the road foreman	December 25, 2000 11:09AM
Re: Le Chatelier Water Brake - here we go again	Les Clark	December 25, 2000 11:46AM
Re: Le Chatelier Water Brake - here we go again	Hoss	December 25, 2000 11:52AM
Re: Le Chatelier Water Brake	Hugh Odom	December 25, 2000 03:01PM
Re: Le Chatelier Water Brake	rdmstr	December 25, 2000 11:03PM
Drifting throttle sound.	Earl	December 26, 2000 06:44AM
Re: Le Chatelier Water Brake	William L. Petitjean, P.E.	December 25, 2000 11:16PM
Re: Le Chatelier Water Brake - and hot parts	Earl Knoob	December 26, 2000 07:01AM
Re: Le Chatelier Water Brake - and hot parts	Chile John	December 26, 2000 02:13PM
Re: Le Chatelier Water Brake - and hot parts	Earl	December 26, 2000 03:47PM
Re: Le Chatelier Water Brake - and hot parts	Chile John	December 26, 2000 04:25PM
Re: Le Chatelier Water Brake - and hot parts	W. George Cook	December 27, 2000 04:55PM

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