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

V, .;-•" MISCELLANEOUS.
••••• • THE GRANT LOCOMOTIVE.
A steam-gauge, whistle, two safety valves,.gauge cocks, and two
heater cocks • are attached to'teach engine. Oil cans, jack-screws,
pinch bars, wrenchers, chains, tool boxes; extra bolts, and pokers are
furnished with all engines, ' • . . . •••
•...._•• GAUGES. _ ' : • .;
A complete system of standard gauges, male and female, is used
for finishing all the work, so as to make it practically interchangeable.
A special department is devoted to the manufacture and care of the
gauges-and tools. • . - . • . ,
. v •• BOLTS. . •' ; . /.
The heads arid nuts of bolts are made of the same size, so that
the same wrench will take :either, and the size of .finished heads and
nuts are'made the same as those which are rough. The system of
threads used is the Franklin Institute U. S. Standard. The holes
into which bolts are fitted are invariably reamed with rearners made
and kept to, the standard, size. / .
„ ,.••••" : . . ••:•• • T E N D E R S • . . ; /
Have two four-wheeled trucks,, either iron frames or wood.*
>'.: : • •;' . : TANK V ' . • : . ;
made of charcoal iron, riveted with £ inch rivets, and strongly braced
and. securely fastened to "the tender frame. The sides of the tank
are made of No. 8,. and the top and bottom of No. 6 iron. The
sheets are. secured together 'at the corners with angle iron. The
legs of the tank are rounded at the front end, and taper back to the
body of the tank. A suitable man-hole is put on the top of the tank
at the back end.' The front end of each leg of the tank has a valve
* Four-wheeled switching engines sometimes have four-\v!iee!ed tenders.
for letting, the water into the feed-pipes, which are connected to the
tank by rubber hose attached underneath the tender valves. A cock
is put into the tank near the bottom, and furnished with apiece of
rubber hose for wetting down the coal and foot-board.
', .. :•.;."• -"•.' TENDER FRAME . '.
is made of three, longitudinal, two end, two bolster, and one center
transverse timber of well-seasoned oak. The outside timbers arc
framed and fastened,together at the corners with strong castings.
The bolsters are also attached to the outside timbers with castings,
and the whole bolted together with i inch transverse rods, running
through the frame from one side to the other; Cast iron brackets on
the outside of the frames carry a timber, on which the tank rests.
The flooring is i-J- inch thick, made of pine, and securely spiked
down. A strong draw casting is attached to . the frame at each
end. The front end is coupled to the engine with a heavy bar. On
each side of the bar are two heavy safety chains connecting the
engine.and tender together. -.'• • . , .
'•'.'. ' .'• ; • TENDER TRUCKS . '
Each have, four cast iron plate wheels. The axles have outside bearings.
The front truck has-a center, and the back truck side bearings. •
The frames are.made of an approved plan, of the best material and
•workmanship, and have check chains on each corner of both trucks-
The back trucks have brakes, with a wheel and shaft in a convenient
position for setting the brakes.
• :. V TAINT •••'•; .;••:
The engine and tender each have one coat of priming, one of
filling, and one of body Cplor,'and then ornamented, arid finished with
three coats of varnish. ; . • . : ' :••
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