INDEX 



Straight-air-brake valves, 136 

 Strainer, |-in. air, 375. 

 1-in. branch pipe, 376. 

 and check-valve, C, 373. 

 Single-pipe, 374. 

 with special union nut and 

 swivel, Brake-pipe air, 

 372. 



Strainers, Air, 371. 

 Brake-pipe, 371. 

 Stretching test for air-brake 



hose, 387. 



Supplementary reservoir when 

 1 per car is used, Size 

 of, 351. 

 reservoir when 2 per car 



are used, Size of, 351. 

 reservoirs, 349. 



Table of capacities of air- 

 storage reservoirs, 94. 

 Tanks and air valves of 

 water-distributing sys- 

 tem, 408. 

 Tapping of main reservoir, 



Standard, 97. 



Tender-brake cylinders, 324. 

 brake equipments, 10. 

 hose connection, Engine 



and, 383. 

 Tensile test for air-brake 



hose, 387. 

 Test for air-brake hose, 



Bursting, 386. 

 for air-brake hose, Friction, 



386. 



for air-brake hose, Stretch- 

 ing, 387. 

 for air-brake hose, Tensile, 



387. 

 Tests. 222. 



Freight- and passenger- 

 train running, 194, 226. 

 Freight- and passenger - 

 train standing, 194, 226. 

 Freight brake, 188. 

 of air compressors, 46. 

 Passenger-brake, 222. 

 Three-way cock, 103. 

 Tool, Coupling-groove clean- 

 ing, 385. 



Train energy at different 



speeds, 273. 

 energy to be controlled, 



273. 



Triple valve equipment, 232. 

 valve, F-l (H-24) plain, 



153. 

 valve, F-2 (F-46) plain, 



154. 



valve, Function of, 155. 

 valve, K-l, 171. 

 valve, K-2, 173. 

 valve, Operation of plain, 



156. 



valve, Operation of quick- 

 action, 168. 

 valves, 152. 

 valves, auxiliary reservoirs, 



and brake cylinders for 



locomotives, tenders, and 



cars of different weights, 



Proper, 230. 



valves, Cleaning of, 229. 

 valves for engines and 



tenders, Plain, 152. 

 valves, Freight-brake, 159. 

 valves, Operation of Type 



K, 181. 

 valves, Passenger-brake, 



195. 



Truck-hose connection, 382. 

 Twin-cylinder type of freight 



brake equipment, 14. 

 Type 15 retaining valve, 355. 

 B driver-brake cylinders, 



318. 

 C driver-brake cylinders, 



319. 

 C, 8"X12", freight-brake 



cylinder and reservoir 



combined. 338. 



C, 1CTX12", freight-brake 

 cylinder and reservoir 

 combined, 339. 



D, 8"X12", freight-brake 

 cylinder and reservoir 

 detached, 340. 



D, 10" X 12", freight-brake 

 cylinder and reservoir 

 detached, 341. 



K tender-brake cylinder, 

 324. 



