| Rod Locomotive Erecting Room | 
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| Baldwin Pacific Type Locomotive | 
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| Historical development of locomotive | 
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| Trevithick's locomotive | 
 | 1 | 
| The Rocket | 
 | 2 | 
| Best Friend of Charleston | 
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| Camel-Back | 
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| Hayes 10-Wheeler | 
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| The Daniel Nason | 
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| The Reuben Wells | 
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| American type locomotive | 
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| Compound locomotives | 
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| Classification of locomotives | 
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| Whyte system | 
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| Mogul type | 
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| Consolidation type | 
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| Atlantic type | 
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| Pacific type | 
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| Cole four-cylinder balanced compound locomotive | 
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| Mallet articulated compound locomotive | 
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| Cross-compound locomotive | 
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| Action of steam in operating locomotive | 
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| General course of steam | 
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| Steam enters steam chest | 
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| Steam enters cylinder | 
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| Steam in cylinder | 
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| Steam after leaving cylinder | 
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| Locomotive boilers | 
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| Classification of boilers as to form | 
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| Classification of boilers as to fire-box used | 
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| Flues | 
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| Stay-bolts | 
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| Grates | 
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| Ash pans | 
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| Brick arches | 
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| Smoke-box and front end arrangement | 
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| Steam or branch pipes | 
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| Exhaust nozzle | 
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| Netting | 
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| Diaphragm | 
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| Draft pipes | 
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| Draft | 
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| Exhaust nozzles | 
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| Stack | 
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| Rate of combustion | 
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| Spark losses | 
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| High steam pressures | 
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| Effect of different pressures upon boiler performance | 
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| Effect of different pressures upon smoke-box temperatures | 
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| Heating surface | 
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| Superheaters | 
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| Locomotive boiler design | 
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| Boiler capacity | 
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| Locomotive engine | 
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| Lead | 
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| Outside lap | 
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| Inside clearance | 
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| Inside clearance | 
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| Valve motion | 
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| Requirements | 
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| Stephenson valve gear | 
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| Walschaert valve gear | 
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| Comparison between Stephenson and Walschaert gears | 
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| Valves | 
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| Valve friction | 
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| Running gear | 
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| Wheels | 
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| Axles | 
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| Crank pins | 
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| Locomotive frames | 
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| Cylinder and saddle | 
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| Piston and rods | 
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| Crossheads and guides | 
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| Connecting or main rods | 
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| Parallel or side rods | 
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| Locomotive trucks | 
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| Tender | 
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| Locomotive stokers | 
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| Design of parts of engine | 
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| Axles | 
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| Crank pins | 
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| Piston rods | 
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| Frames | 
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| Cylinders | 
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| Locomotive rating | 
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| Locomotive appliances | 
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| Safety valves | 
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| Injector | 
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| Whistle | 
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| Steam gauges | 
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| Water gauges | 
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| Blower | 
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| Throttle valve | 
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| Dry pipe | 
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| Lubricator | 
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| Air brake and signal equipment | 
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| Railway signaling | 
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| Whistle signals | 
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| Bell cord signals | 
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| Movable signals | 
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| Train signals | 
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| Fixed signals | 
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| Block system | 
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| Locomotive operation | 
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| Running | 
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| Inspection | 
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| Cleaning | 
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| Repairs | 
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| Emergencies | 
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| Train rules | 
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| Time tables | 
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| Locomotive troubles and remedies | 
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| Distinctive features of locomotive | 
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| Pounds | 
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| Steam waste | 
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| Care of boiler | 
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| Drifting | 
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| Fuel waste | 
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| Locomotive breakdowns | 
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| Collisions | 
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| Derailments | 
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| Explosion of boiler | 
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| Collapse of flue | 
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| Disconnecting after breakdown | 
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| Duties of locomotive engineer | 
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| Watching his road | 
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| Care of locomotive | 
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