. The street railway review . 1UICKI,ANI) IAVINr. IlLOCK. Ilu- head and the bottom flange of the rail and a lip extends overllie lop of the rail to form the groove as shown. The blocks arereinforced by ribs which extend in to the web of the rail and havethe same outline as the inside of the rail, thus securing a rigid seatfor the block which prevents it being easily displaced. The ribsalso add to the stiffness of the blocks, which are made in any sizeor shai)e to suit the rails against which they are to be laid.« I »A considerable increase of traffic over the lines of the Wilming-ton (Del,) Ci
. The street railway review . 1UICKI,ANI) IAVINr. IlLOCK. Ilu- head and the bottom flange of the rail and a lip extends overllie lop of the rail to form the groove as shown. The blocks arereinforced by ribs which extend in to the web of the rail and havethe same outline as the inside of the rail, thus securing a rigid seatfor the block which prevents it being easily displaced. The ribsalso add to the stiffness of the blocks, which are made in any sizeor shai)e to suit the rails against which they are to be laid.« I »A considerable increase of traffic over the lines of the Wilming-ton (Del,) City Railway Co. is reported since the system of selling■-ix lirkets for 25 cents went into effect April gth. 314 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. tVoL. XI, No. s- PLASTIC PLUG BONDS. Fig. I shows a completed joint willi the standard plastic plugrail bond, one of the types made by Harold P. Brown, of NewYork. Fig. 2 is a section of the joint. In this bond the lowerpart of the plug is a little out of center with the top, since lesscle
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