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18 [[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.
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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.