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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Westinghouse_Air_Brake_CompanyWestinghouse Air Brake Company - Wikipedia

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   Electric railways. For the air brake to be employed on electric railways, an air compressor that is powered by electricity is required. Powerful electric locomotives were produced by the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company and by other companies.

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3. www.jalopyjournal.com › forum › threadsWestinghouse air compressor? Any info? | The H.A.M.B.

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   It's a Westinghouse Air-Brake Company. Only info I can find is that they made air brakes for trains, not much on their off-train units other than some ads on Ebay. It's a 1.5hp 220v motor, and a v-twin compressor, and it was made in 1950.

4. backshopenterprises.comBackshop Enterprises

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   manufacture and sales of new steam driven air compressors, governors and parts from the original westinghouse air brake company drawings, patterns and material specifications. REBUILDING OF AIR COMPRESSORS, GOVERNORS AND LUBRICATORS WITH NEW REPLACEMENT PARTS MANUFACTURED FROM THE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS.

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6. books.google.com › books › aboutWestinghouse Air Compressors - Westinghouse Air Brake Company ...

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   Westinghouse Air Compressors Issue 9012 of Special publication: Author: Westinghouse Air Brake Company: Publisher: Westinghouse Air Brake Commpany, 1912: Original from:...

7. www.asme.org › about-asme › engineering-historyThe Westinghouse Automatic Air Brake - ASME

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   His triple-valve system, or control-valve proved to be a significant improvement over the direct-air brake system, which used an air compressor to feed air through a brake pipe into air tanks for each car – engaging the braking mechanism.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Railway_air_brakeRailway air brake - Wikipedia

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   A railway air brake is a railway brake power braking system with compressed air as the operating medium. Modern trains rely upon a fail-safe air brake system that is based upon a design patented by George Westinghouse on April 13, 1869. [2]

9. westinghouseair.com › pages › heritageHeritage | Westinghouse Air

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   Find out how the legacy started. 1846. George Westinghouse born in Central Bridge, New York. 1865. George Westinghouse patents the rotary steam engine. 1869. Westinghouse patents the air brake, revolutionizing railroad safety. 1869. Westinghouse Air Brake Company is founded.