Excerpt from New York and Westinghouse Air Brakes This is a new book on the subject of air brakes. The publishers' aim has been to give a clear exposition of both the New York and Westinghouse systems, without prejudice to either brake, in a concise and compact form for use at home and on the road. The work has been thoroughly examined and approved by a number of practical men as shown by the title page and, we believe, a careful study of the same will enable the reader to successfully handle either brake. The publication of this book was delayed by the death of the author, Mr. Chas. McShane, and it is now edited by Mr. John T. Hoar of the Pennsylvania Railway Company. A carefully prepared index will be found at the end of the book. 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.