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By Matthias N. Forney
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Presented in a catechetical question-and-answer format, the work offers clear, practical instruction on locomotive steam engines and their operation. It explains steam properties and thermodynamic principles, boiler design and attachments, valve gear and cylinders, running gear, adhesion and traction, friction and lubrication, combustion and fuel, train resistance, and types of locomotives. It also covers inspection, routine operation, accidents and remedies, performance and operating costs, and responsibilities of crew, with tables and plates for dimensions and properties. The language aims to make technical concepts accessible to mechanics, drivers, firemen, and students.

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Title: Catechism of the locomotive

Author: Matthias N. Forney

Georg Kosak

Release date: June 25, 2025 [eBook #76379]

Language: English

Original publication: Bridgeport: F. Keppy, 1874

Credits: Peter Becker, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

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Plate II.

LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE.
By The Grant Locomotive Works, Paterson, New Jersey.
Scale, ³⁄₈ in. = 1 foot.

Plate III.

PLAN OF AMERICAN LOCOMOTIVE.
By The Grant Locomotive Works, Paterson, New Jersey.
Scale, ³⁄₈ in. = 1 foot.

CATECHISM
OF THE
LOCOMOTIVE

BY
MATTHIAS N. FORNEY,
Mechanical Engineer.

Will be sent by mail, postage prepaid, on receipt of price $2.50.

FREDERICK KEPPY,
Scientific Book Publisher,

No. 38 STATE STREET, BRIDGEPORT, CONN.