NEW YORK CENTRAL LOCOMOTIVES to be FIREBAR equipped in extensive economy program.

Substantial savings in Fuel and maintenance costs are responsible for the adoption by New York Central Lines of Firebars to replace round hole grates.

Economy claims made for Firebars were substantiated in actual service covering more than 3.,000,000 miles of operation of Firebar Equipped Engines.

Accurate records were kept of the Fuel Consumption, Maintenance Material and Labor Costs, etc., on a large number of locomotives - some Firebar equipped, others Pitted with round hole grates. These showed a saving in favor of Firebar Equipped Engines of better than 10 percent fuel and 50 percent maintenance.

Additional economies which could not readily be translated into dollar and cents value included.

1. Less Smoke
2. Less plugging of flues
3. Less time required to dump and clean fires.
4. Less steam failures enroute.
5. Elimination of the heavy inventories of round hole grates required for maintenance.
6. Firebar equipped engines operated with larger nozzles.

As a result Firebars were adopted on the New York Central, Michigan Central and Big Four.

ROUND HOLE GRATES	SLOTTED TYPE GRATES

Carrier Bar - Made of cast iron to standard design in several sizes to meet varying firebox sizes.

Firebar Unit - Is standard for all locomotives. This small unit is the only Firebar part that need be carried in stock for emergency use, is only 11 ¾ inches long, 2 inches wide. It weighs only 8¾ lbs.

Partial Assembly - The unit is entered upon the carrier bar through a notch at either end, as shown. The flange on the bar locks the unit in place, and prevents it from becoming detached. There is just enough play to permit the unit to move freely with the motion of the locomotive.

Complete Unit Assembly - Looking down the assembled units we see the many air openings providing air evenly to all parts of the fuel bed. Replacements can be made quickly and easily, without the carrier bar from its position and without disconnecting the shakearm.