. The Street railway journal . e cylinders could be coupledup in multiple, thus giving an effective piston area of 95 sq. ins. The cylinders are reamed and the pistons and piston rodsground. The forward end of the gland is ground spherical andfits into a spherically ground seat in the stuffing box spherical seat is used to permit the three sleeves to alignthemselves properly on the rod. The pressure of the oil keepsthe gland on its seat, and this oil is supplemented by the pressureof several helical springs placed between the rear end of the sleeveand the plate shown at the inner
. The Street railway journal . e cylinders could be coupledup in multiple, thus giving an effective piston area of 95 sq. ins. The cylinders are reamed and the pistons and piston rodsground. The forward end of the gland is ground spherical andfits into a spherically ground seat in the stuffing box spherical seat is used to permit the three sleeves to alignthemselves properly on the rod. The pressure of the oil keepsthe gland on its seat, and this oil is supplemented by the pressureof several helical springs placed between the rear end of the sleeveand the plate shown at the inner end of the stuffing box. The FIG. 4.—INTERIOR OF DYNAMOMETER CAR which runs between Grand Central Station and Lake Mahopac. Fig. 9 represents a suburban train which runs on the HarlemDivision between Grand Central Station and White Plains. Fig. 10 shows a moderate weight suburban train of the HarlemDivision which runs between White Plains and Grand CentralStation. Fig. 11 represents a standard local through train on the Hud-. FIG. 7.—TEST NO. 27.—. Putnam Junction to 155th Putnam Railway Test Car No. 17, November 5th, 1901- Passenger Train No. 2. ■;u in i-vlin 1 tcr^ Weight on drivers Total Weight loaded engine and tender . as follows: £ 17 I. C. Test Car 3 2371 N- Y. & P. Mail and Baggage, 48,200 lbs jt 1877 Coach 47,700 £ 1299 Smoker 53,050 1 tons Passengers 8. tons. Weather.—Cool and cloudy at start, light rain, com-menced at and continued to end of test, tempera-ture 40 F Passenger and Anemometer records good
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