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[[lined notepad paper glued to page]]
5/25/38.
0363  #376 GC to NH.  Eng. Fay.
13 cars, chking, transformer heating.

[[six column table]]
[[item]] | °C Trans. Ga. Time|  op. Temp. Trans. Case| °F Trans. Header| °F Air [[?Tm.]]|
|CHO| 56|Time|125|114|74|
|N.R.|56|[[blank]]127|115|73|
|Pt.|Ches.|[[blank]]|59|135|125|
|Stam|59|[[blank]]|135|125| - |
|S Darien.|63|5:26|136|127|67|
|sS.Nor.|71|5:32|143|136|65|
|sE.Nor.|77|5:35|150 [[encircled 65]]|145| - |
|sWestport|82|5:39|156|151|63|
sXtra Stop|89|5:45|169|162| - |
|sSouthport|93|5:50|174|168| - |
|sFairfield|97|5:53|180|174| - |
|Bullard.|[[100 encircled in red]]|[[blank]]|183|178| - |
|sB'port.|[[100 encricled in red]]|6:03|183|174| - |  ^[[opened front door.]]
|sStratford|96|6:08|[[blank]]|[[blank]]|[[blank]]| ^[[babying it.]]
|Devon|[[blank]]|180|168|[[blank]]| [[ditto ditto for babying it]]
|s Milford|95|6:17|178|164|[[blank]]| [[ditto ditto for babying it]]
|N. Haven|93|6:29|176|156|[[blank|
[[/lined notepad paper glued to page]]

Above is the page from my notebook recording the horrendous run of 0636 to New Haven with #376 on May 25th, when the transformer diaphragm blew out and the Pyranol circulating pump burned up, causing the transformer to reach 100° just west of Bridgeport.

Transcription Notes:
mandc interpretation: Log for locomotive 0363 #376 test run from Grand Central to New Haven, Engineer Fay, pulling 13 cars, to check transformer heating. Column headings: station name or initials; degrees Centigrade by transformer gauge; time of reading; degrees Fahrenheit operating temperature of transformer case; degrees Fahrenheit transformer header; degrees Fahrenheit of ambient air.