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Diagram from U.S. patent 18,883, Griggs's improved fire arch. In the diagram, A is the firebox door on the locomotive backhead (in the cab). While employed at the railroad, Griggs filed several patents of his own design for items as varied as brake systems, driving wheels, and the firebrick arch. His designs were so successful that the B&P ...
Firebox of a GWR 6959 Class steam locomotive, showing the underside of the brick arch, constructed from specially-shaped firebricks. Empty firebox of a Baureihe 52, showing the brick arch. There is a large brick arch (made from fire brick) attached to the front wall (boiler throat plate) of the firebox immediately beneath the firetubes. This ...
The hatched circles show the outline of the barrel to which the firebox was attached. A Round-topped firebox cross section shown for comparison. Note the angling of the stays. Pacific-type flat-topped inner firebox. The Belpaire firebox is a type of firebox used on steam locomotives. It was invented by Alfred Belpaire of Belgium in 1864. Today ...
4-6-0 camelback locomotive, complete with Wootten firebox. The Wootten firebox is a type of firebox used on steam locomotives. The firebox was very wide to allow combustion of anthracite waste, known as "culm". [1] Its size necessitated unusual placement of the crew, examples being camelback locomotives. The Wootten firebox made for a free ...
The top 10 once again looks a little different in the new US LBM Coaches Poll after Week 12. The shuffling, however, didn’t reach the apex of the rankings. Oregon remains the unanimous No. 1 ...
Fireplace in the Colonel McNeal House showing coal grated firebox and mirror above. A firebox or firepit is the part of the fireplace where fuel is combusted, in distinction from the hearth, chimney, mantel, overdoor and flue elements of the total fireplace system. The firebox normally sits on a masonry base at the floor level of the room.
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Two flight attendants for Delta Air Lines were pulled from an international flight after failing a breathalyzer test in Amsterdam on Friday. Randomly tested by Dutch authorities before a flight to ...