. Railroad digest . that employed in the Peckham trucks, but using adiffecent arrangement of details. The live brake lever oneach side is connected at its upper end to an equalizerB. The lower end is pivoted to a rigid attachment to thetruck frame. Between the two, there is fastened the con-nw-tiyn C. This connection leads dii-ect to the brake-headof the large wheels. Midway between the ends the rodforks and the lower branch leads to the small the end is attached to a spring by which the smallliraki- .shoe is applied. The brake shoe on the large wheelserves as a fulcrum for the who
. Railroad digest . that employed in the Peckham trucks, but using adiffecent arrangement of details. The live brake lever oneach side is connected at its upper end to an equalizerB. The lower end is pivoted to a rigid attachment to thetruck frame. Between the two, there is fastened the con-nw-tiyn C. This connection leads dii-ect to the brake-headof the large wheels. Midway between the ends the rodforks and the lower branch leads to the small the end is attached to a spring by which the smallliraki- .shoe is applied. The brake shoe on the large wheelserves as a fulcrum for the whole system, and the levercan move only so far as the wear of this shoe will permitit. The pressure on the small wheel is, therefore, limitedto the tension of the spring bearing against its brake nuts make it possible to fix this at any pointthat may be desired. Attached to the end pin near the small wheels there is astandard D, with a spring attachment for holding the Vol. XI. No. 6 RAILROAD DIGEST 215. Q^^^fe ^:^^
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