The book The 'pioneer': Light Passenger Locomotive of 1851 was written by author White John H. Here you can read free online of The 'pioneer': Light Passenger Locomotive of 1851 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The 'pioneer': Light Passenger Locomotive of 1851 a good or bad book?
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3)apparently disappeared at the same time and was replaced by a crudelymade lamp formerly mounted on the cab roof as a backup light. Headlampsof commercial manufacture were carefully finished and made withparabolic reflectors, elaborate burners, and handsomely fitted cases. Such a lamp could throw a beam of light for 1000 feet. The present lamphas a flat cone-shaped piece of tin for a reflector. The brushes attached to the pilot were used in the winter to brush snowand loose ice off the rail an...d thus improve traction. In good weatherthe brushes were set up to clear the tracks. [Illustration: Figure 30. --RECONSTRUCTED SANDBOX replaced on thelocomotive, August 1962. (Drawing by J. H. White. )] After the _Pioneer_ had come to the National Museum, it was decided thatsome refinishing was required to return it as nearly as possible to thestate of the original engine. Replacing the sandbox was an obviouschange. [20] The brass cylinder jackets were also replaced. The cab wasstripped and carefully refinished as natural wood.
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