Province of Ontario Patent issued to Cyrus Dean of St. Catharines for a machine for effecting more perfect combustion of fuel in the furnaces of locomotives

Province of Ontario Patent issued to Cyrus Dean of St. Catharines for a machine for effecting more perfect combustion of fuel in the furnaces of locomotives. This patent was listed in the Records Office of the Registrar General of Canada in Lib. JE, folio 361. This patent is accompanied by a 36 cm. x 57 cm. detailed sketch and explanation of the machine. [Samuel D. Woodruff was the assignee of Cyrus Dean in a in a patent for a rotary washing machine in November of 1869 according to The Commissioners of Patents' Journal by the Great Britain Patent Office], March 23, 1870.

Whole-body vibration exposure study in U.S. railroad locomotives--an ergonomic risk assessment

Whole-body vibration exposure of locomotive engineers and the vibration attenuation of seats in 22 U.S. locomotives (built between 1959 and 2000) was studied during normal revenue service and following international measurement guidelines. Triaxial vibration measurements (duration mean 155 min, range 84-383 min) on the seat and on the floor were compared. In addition to the basic vibration evaluation (aw rms), the vector sum (av), the maximum transient vibration value (MTVV/aw), the vibration dose value (VDV/(aw T1/4)), and the vibration seat effective transmissibility factor (SEAT) were calculated. The power spectral densities are also reported. The mean basic vibration level (aw rms) was for the fore-aft axis x = 0.18 m/sec2, the lateral axis y = 0.28 m/sec2, and the vertical axis z = 0.32 m/sec2. The mean vector sum was 0.59 m/sec2 (range 0.27 to 1.44). The crest factors were generally at or above 9 in the horizontal and vertical axis. The mean MTVV/aw was 5.3 (x), 5.1 (y), and 4.8 (z), and the VDV/(aw T1/4) values ranged from 1.32 to 2.3 (x-axis), 1.33 to 1.7 (y-axis), and 1.38 to 1.86 (z-axis), generally indicating high levels of shocks. The mean seat transmissibility factor (SEAT) was 1.4 (x) and 1.2 (y) and 1 (z), demonstrating a general ineffectiveness of any of the seat suspension systems. In conclusion, these data indicate that locomotive rides are characterized by relatively high shock content (acceleration peaks) of the vibration signal in all directions. Locomotive vertical and lateral vibrations are similar, which appears to be characteristic for rail vehicles compared with many road/off-road vehicles. Tested locomotive cab seats currently in use (new or old) appear inadequate to reduce potentially harmful vibration and shocks transmitted to the seated operator, and older seats particularly lack basic ergonomic features regarding adjustability and postural support.

Baldwin Locomotive Works : illustrated catalogue of locomotives /

Illustrations include 16 black-and-white mounted photographs of locomotives.

Baldwin Locomotive Works : illustrated catalogue of locomotives /

"Sketch of the Baldwin Locomotive Works": p. 5-53.

A determination of fundamental fuel factors for locomotives operating in heavy transportation service,

Letter inserted.

Mechanical maintenance manual. Road locomotives with model 244 engines.

Mode of access: Internet.

Résultats obtenus à la Compagnie de l'Est, jusqu'au 1er octobre 1902, par l'emploi de tiroirs cylindriques sur les locomotives compound à quatre cylindres /

Extracted from "Mémoires de la Société des ingénieurs civils de France," (September 1902).

The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway : its passenger services, rolling stock, locomotives, gradients, and express speeds /

Bound with: The South Eastern Railway.

Railway locomotives and cars.

Vol. 25, no. 1-2 incorrectly numbered v. 24, no. 1-2.

Operation and maintenance of diesel-electric locomotives.

"October 1965."

Modern cars and locomotives, 1926.

Cover title.

Firing locomotives : a practical treatise on combustion and steam making with catechism based on the numbered paragraphs /

Mode of access: Internet.

Recherches expérimentales sur les machines locomotives,

Mode of access: Internet.

Études sur la stabilité des machines locomotives en mouvement,

Imprint covered by label: Paris, E. Lacroix.

Défauts des chaudières de locomotives & de locomobiles.

Mode of access: Internet.