. Railroad digest . .sMid laiis Itiug conviigxd at the endsthereof and suitably fastened to support-ing rods or standards which slant up-wardly and are in engagement preferablywith the bumping post. I preferably em-ploy in the preferred embodiment of myinvention a suitable stiffening rod, prefer-ably extending lengthwise of the track,which rod or standard is adapted to re-ceive thrust occasioned by the bumperpost and distribute the same along thetrack. I provide suitable means for hold-ing the said stiffening rail in positionalong the track, so that the same will notliepome disarranged. Underf
. Railroad digest . .sMid laiis Itiug conviigxd at the endsthereof and suitably fastened to support-ing rods or standards which slant up-wardly and are in engagement preferablywith the bumping post. I preferably em-ploy in the preferred embodiment of myinvention a suitable stiffening rod, prefer-ably extending lengthwise of the track,which rod or standard is adapted to re-ceive thrust occasioned by the bumperpost and distribute the same along thetrack. I provide suitable means for hold-ing the said stiffening rail in positionalong the track, so that the same will notliepome disarranged. Underframing for RailwayRolling-Stock No. 678,958.(iEORGE I. KING, of Detroit, Mich.,assignor to the American Car & Foun-dry In an underframing for cars, the com-liination with centre and side sills con-sisting of metallic beams continuouslongitudinally of the car and made deep-est at their middle portions, body bolstersand end sills for tying the centre and sidesills together, an elongated cover-platerunning lengthwise of the car secured tothe centre sills, and a bottom cover-plateextending throughout the deeper portionsof the said centre sills and secured there- \ol. XL, No. RAILROAD DIGEST 325 Angle-Cock for Train-Pipes No. 670, M. APPLEGATE, of Key- noldsville. Pa. The invention is an improved anglelock for the train pipes of railway airbrakes, one object of the invention beingto effect improvements in the construc-tion of the angle cock whereby when thesame is closed before uncoupling the hosebetween the cars the air pressure in theliose is automatically relieved.
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