Author: Paul Synnestvedt

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-22

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9781331972150

Excerpt from Evolution of the Air-Brake: A Brief but Comprehensive History of the Development of the Modern Railroad Brake, From the Earliest Conception Contained in the Simple Lever, Up to and Including, the Most Approved Forms of the Present Day Upwards of two years ago the author of this book began the publication, in the "Railway Engineering and Mechanics," of a series of articles treating of the history of the railroad brake. Favorable comment from many readers has encouraged him to believe that the subject is of sufficient interest to warrant the preservation of the matter contained in the articles referred to in a more permanent form. It has therefore been revised and corrected; and, together with some additional material, brought together to form the basis of this work. To the author himself, the labor involved in collecting and arranging the data contained in these pages, has proven of great benefit in aiding him to secure a clear and comprehensive knowledge of the art of which he treats; and it is his sincere hope, that, to the reader as well, this record of the past will prove of practical value. 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.