Excerpt from Modern Locomotive Construction The series of articles treating on Modern Locomotive Construction recently published in the American Machinist, which, by the request of its editor, I commenced while I was engaged as chief draftsman at the Grant Locomotive Works, Paterson, N.J., and concluded after I had joined the editorial staff of the American Machinist, form the basis of this book. All the illustrations, with very few exceptions, were made from working drawings expressly for these papers. The favorable recognition which these papers have received induced me to revise them thoroughly and add more than fifty per cent. of new matter, with the necessary illustrations, which also had to be made expressly for the purpose, and to publish the whole in book form. In these pages the locomotive is described in detail, and an endeavor has been made to show clearly the application of theoretical principles to the design of the different parts which make up the whole. The aim is to assist practical men whose daily and exacting duties have prevented them from taking up theoretical investigations, and to assist those who are about to enter the business of locomotive building, who have had no opportunity for an extended preparation, to design with confidence and success. It is also hoped that the illustrations will supply to some extent the want of a collection of drawings, such as are usually found in first-class establishments, and which are often difficult to procure, though extremely useful for guidance and reference. The book is not only intended for study, but it is also designed as a handbook for those who are engaged in locomotive construction. In this work novelty has rather been avoided than sought, and only such methods of construction have been given as have been found to be useful in every-day practice. Some of the formulas have been taken from Prof. W. C. Unwin's "Elements of Machine Design"; other authorities have also been freely consulted, and credit given in the text. I have endeavored to make the rules, formulas, and the general treatment of the subject as simple as possible, divest it of all complexity, and to make the whole comprehensive enough for any intelligent mechanic. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This book was a must have for all engineers and designers of steam engines. It explains in word and picurtes almost every detail of the constrution of railway locomotives and still does provide unique and very useful information to all lovers of historic railways.