How Automatic Railway Air Brakes Fail Safe
In short: An exploration of George Westinghouse's 1869 air brake invention and the mechanical triple valve that created a fail-safe railway system.
A 1:39 short film in the series “How It Worked”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Cambridge University Press, “Air Brakes for Freight Trains: Technological Innovation in the American Railroad Industry, 1869–1900 | Business History Review | Cambridge Core”; IEEE Spectrum, “Stop That Train!”; Britannica Kids, “George Westinghouse”; Britannica, “Air brake | Train, Locomotive & Railway | Britannica”.
Sources used in this film
- Cambridge University Press — Air Brakes for Freight Trains: Technological Innovation in the American Railroad Industry, 1869–1900 | Business History Review | Cambridge Core · View →
- IEEE Spectrum — Stop That Train! · View →
- Britannica Kids — George Westinghouse · View →
- Britannica — Air brake | Train, Locomotive & Railway | Britannica · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Cambridge University Press: Air Brakes for Freight Trains: Technological Innovation in the American Railroad Industry, 1869–1900 | Business History Review | Cambridge Core
- Also: IEEE Spectrum: Stop That Train!
- Also: Britannica Kids: George Westinghouse
- Also: Britannica: Air brake | Train, Locomotive & Railway | Britannica
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