Union Pacific Locomotive #119 and Central Pacific Locomotive #60 ...

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THE GRANT LOCOMOTIVE.
•••• , : VALVE GEARING
is the shifting link motion. The links.are forged of Low Moor Iron
' and case hardened, and are made either solid or skeleton. They are
hung in the center vertically and back of the center, horizontally.
The suspension pin is forged on the saddle, and the latter is bolted
to the link.
CONNECTING RODS
are made of best hammered iron. The body of the rod -is tapered
from the front to the back end. The corners are chamfered off, and
the rod accurately planed, and finished all over. The front end has
.a strap and two brasses. The lost motion is taken up with a key
placed vertically in the stub end, and secured by double nuts. .The
key bears against, a wrought iron plate. The straps are held by two
• bolts.* . . • .
The back stub end has two brasses, which are held by a strap
bolted to the rod with two bolts. The lost motion is taken up with
a key, which is secured with lock nuts, and bears against a wrought
iron plate. - . . . •
';•-'. COUPLING-RODS
are made of best hammered iron, planed and .finished all over, with
the corners of the body of the; rod chamfered off. Each'of the' crank
pin journals has two brasses, held with straps bolted to the rods with
two bolts, . The lost motion is taken up with suitable -keys, secured
with lock nuts.' ' ' • '
• •"•• : • 'LIFTING-SHAFTS
are made of wrought iron, forged solid. The arms have wide taper
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* The rods which are used with cross-heads having two guides have solid ends
in front, with two brasses,'and a horizontal key. . \
All the brasses of the connecting-rods are Babbitted, and each journal has
one of picker's patent oilers. • . .
bearings for the pins of suspension links. The vertical arm to which
the reach rod is attached, is curved so as to clear the boiler. The
ends are supported by cast iron stands, bolted to the frame.
In the center of shaft is a short arm to which is attached a- rod
which passes through two volute springs, which serve as a counterbalance
for the links.- '•. ' . - . ' • .
REVERSE LEVEK.
The fulcrum is at the frame. The quadrant is made in two parts,
case-hardened, and notched:;tohojd the lever in the desired position.
The lever is connected with 1 the lifting shaft by the reach rod, which
is supported by a bracket, fastened to the running board.
."•..•' • : ECCENTRICS
are cast with a boss on one side; they are bored and' turned to
special gaug"es. Each eccentric is fastened to the axle with two steel
set screws, cupped on the end.
- '. ECCENTRIC-STRAPS
are cast iron. They are bored, out with a recess to receive the eccentrics
; all parts accurately made to standard gauges. 'The two parts
are joined at an angle of forty five degrees, with the center of tKe
eccentric rod. An oil cup ..is cast on the top of the back.half} arid an
oil cellar on the bottom of the front half.. -
.'••.. •-. • • ECCENTRIC-RODS. • •
• are bolted with three bolts;to the straps, and have a jaw on the front
end to take the links. A pin with a steel thimble, which turns in the
link, is fitted into the jaw. ; •
DRIVING-WHEELS.
The driving-wheel centers are made of cast iron, with hollow
spokes and hollow rim* The section of the spokes is elliptical. The
hubs, for axles and crank pins are. cast solid, and are flush with each
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