The engraving shows an improved apparatus for removing snow and ice from
railroads and streets by means of heat. The invention consists of a
double furnace mounted on wheels, which are incased in the fire boxes of
the furnace, so that in use the entire apparatus, including the wheels,
will become highly heated, so that the snow and ice will not only be
melted by radiant heat, but by the actual contact of the hot surfaces of
the furnace and wheels. This apparatus was recently patented by the late
E. H. Angamar, of New Orleans, La.
[Illustration: APPARATUS FOR REMOVING ICE FROM RAILROADS.]
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