Washing a Locomotive
Photo Feature
WASHING A LOCOMOTIVE on the Canadian National Railway, at Montreal, by means of the special spraying equipment devised for this purpose. The operation is entirely automatic, and all the driver has to do is to close his cab windows and ventilators, and drive the engine very slowly forward. As it gets into position an electric control turns on the water, to which a small amount of cleaning compound as been added to help in dissolving oil and grease. After the back of the tender passes the nozzles another control comes into action and cuts off the water.
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