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Coupling and braking systems matched those of the B&NW. [16] In February 1885, the B&NW engine house burned, destroying engine number 1. The B&NW purchased a replacement from the Denver, Utah and Pacific, a 2-8-6T Mason Bogie built in 1882. This became the new number 1 on the line, renumbered 11 in 1889.
Soft foot is a common term used for machine frame distortion. The distortion is caused when one or more foot of a machine differ in height from the others. This in turn may be due to differences when the machine was manufactured, a squishy footage with oil film etc. between foot and base, a bent foot, or it may be induced by a pipe to which the machine is attached (e.g. a pipe on top of a pump ...
The FT, introduced in 1939 with the new 1,350 hp (1.01 MW) 567 engine and Blomberg B trucks, was a successful design, and remained in production during WWII.. The F3 (1946) had a different roof arrangement that included the replacement of the FT's boxy dynamic brake structure with two under-roof grids, two exhaust stacks instead of four, and four cooling fans grouped together instead of ...
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Lyman Reed Blake (August 24, 1835 – October 3, 1883) was an American inventor who devised a sewing machine for sewing the soles of shoes to the vamp of the shoe. [1] Born in South Abington, Massachusetts, Blake started off in the shoemaker business at a young age, first working for his brother Samuel.
Locomotive reduced to an 0-6-0, most likely in 1893 to accommodate dual gauge coupler fixtures. [31] Restored to a 2-6-0 and sold to the Columbia and Western Railway in 1896 (C&W #2). The Columbia and Western was taken over by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1898.
A sewing machine presser foot. A presser foot is an attachment used with sewing machines to hold fabric flat as it is fed through the machine and stitched. Sewing machines have feed dogs in the bed of the machine to provide traction and move the fabric as it is fed through the machine, while the sewer provides extra support for the fabric by guiding it with one hand.
Frisky Dingo is an American adult animated television series created by Adam Reed and Matt Thompson for Adult Swim.The series revolves around the conflict between a supervillain named Killface and a superhero named Awesome X, alias billionaire Xander Crews, and much of the show's humor focuses on parodying superhero and action-movie clichés.