Pawnee Steam School Textbook $25.00

This is the textbook that you would get if you attend the Pawnee Steam School. If you can't make it to the School, you can get the information from the textbook although you won't get the "hands-on experience."

Contents:

      Introduction to Steam Engines

      Skill of Belting-Up Takes Experience and Practice - Whistle Code - Engine Cylinder
      Engine Proper - Traction Drive - Care of Engines - Front or Guide Wheels
      Safety Devices - Operating Engine - Engine Quarters - Hauling Engines

      Steam Cylinder Oil
      Injector
      Safety Rules and Recommendations
      Riveting/Tube Rolling
      Boiler Water Chemistry
      Fusible Plugs
      The Use of Modern Safety Valves on Historical Boilers
      Boiler Piping
      Steam Governors
      Steam Guage Repair
      Valve Gears and Reversing Mechanism (from Clarke School of Traction Engineering)

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This page was updated on 20 March 2009