Vintage railroad disaster. I think we've all seen this photo before. Vintage: Montparnasse Train Derailment in Paris (1895) https://monovisions.com/vintage-montparnasse-train-derailment-in-paris-1895/
[QUOTE="Rick A, View attachment 239940 [/QUOTE] Do you have the rest of thepacking article in volume XXX No12?
All the complete issues of these old journals can be found on archive.org. Just enter "railway and locomotive engineering". Then you will need to find the correct monthly issue. Unfortunately finding the article of interest can be time consuming. The issues usually contain a years journals.
It's been a long time since looking at this part of the board. I've been missing a lot. Thanks for all the very interesting posts.
Amazing catalog of metal working machines, some extremely large, and some of the locomotive shops they are used in. Illustrated catalogue and general description of improved machine tools for working metal 1899 by Sellers, William, & co. [from old catalog] https://archive.org/details/illustr...p?q=locomotive+driving+wheel+quartering+gauge
Another company that made 'em big! Bement, Miles, & Co. : Illustrated Catalogue of Metal-Working Machine Tools : Also Steam Hammers, Hydraulic Machinery, Etc. 1899 Bement, Miles & Co. https://archive.org/details/BementM...p?q=locomotive+driving+wheel+quartering+gauge
I am recalling the air powered hammers at PC&F. Not as large as that one pictured. But the noise and how the ground would shake at each impact....