Show water scoops for railways raj railways ways have for a long time made use of f water scoops let down into troughs set I 1 between the alls ails to refill engine tenders without stopping trains such devices it lg is claimed claim pd have ave never been entirely satisfactory because water could not be taken in thi g way without running slow slowly ay it if the speed were too great it became impossible to lift the scoop from the water an and d in con luence nence it was wag smashed against the end of the trough the pennsylvania railroad has tare oce the middle of 1894 adopted as standard ideal ive in which it Is claimed the power ward to lift the dipper from the water idea to entirely independent of the speed ot of the MIL rua m result to speak generally Is arrived st at br bf balancing the lower curved portion of tilt the dipper near Us its center on f Z t t I 1 al k it turns within lt ailts the upper end the of bf this dt dipper e r to la connected with uptake pivot divot pl pipe p e by br a lount 0 t supported ned on another tho jo r tt of of water on an the tower lower cpr the similar dipper tends to hold it down while tends tend to lift force acting on the upper tipper half forms it it at la Is stated that these that tritus trains practically b balance alance each other ath and have alth this device taken water er at hing a 30 3 a 0 aeed peed of der bour boor the gallon tender jn 6 seft seconds advantages claimed are easy maw and no I 1 ost lost time less lea water toy by being I 1 water taken splashed out oat of tro trench uch au and dmore more per feet ot of trough which can canth therefore thi construction be shorter ani ana fostle cost bew saor for ze zetto tte and maintenance aall railway oa |