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100 1 _aTraveling Engineers' Association
245 1 4 _aThe Traveling Engineers' Association to Improve the Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads :
_bExamination Questions and Answers for Firemen for Promotion and New Men for Employment
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2006-02-17
508 _aProduced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Traveling Engineers' Association to Improve the Locomotive Engine Service of American Railroads" is a practical examination guide written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on helping firemen prepare for promotion to locomotive engineers by providing them with essential questions and answers covering their duties, locomotive mechanics, and operational principles. The opening portion of the text outlines the purpose of the examination guide, emphasizing the importance of preparation for aspiring locomotive engineers. It stresses the need for firemen to have a solid educational foundation, well-developed reasoning skills, and a commitment to their responsibilities in order to advance successfully. The initial chapters present a series of examination questions covering topics such as fireman duties, fuel management, steam pressure, and the mechanics of steam production, indicating a structured approach toward both learning and professional development in the railroad industry. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aLocomotives -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17783
999 _c59169
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