. American engineer and railroad journal . onStandards. To meet all objections raised to the wording of thecommittees recommendations in last years report, it respect-fully offers the following for consideration; being governedm a great measure by the replies received, the committee hasno hesitation in recommending— 1. The adoption of a standard passenger car pedestal for 4Viby 8 inch Journals as shown in Fig. 2. which is the same as with last years report. This pedestal has the same width andlength of Jaw inside as the present M. C. B. standard pedestalfor 3% by 7 inch Journal box shown
. American engineer and railroad journal . onStandards. To meet all objections raised to the wording of thecommittees recommendations in last years report, it respect-fully offers the following for consideration; being governedm a great measure by the replies received, the committee hasno hesitation in recommending— 1. The adoption of a standard passenger car pedestal for 4Viby 8 inch Journals as shown in Fig. 2. which is the same as with last years report. This pedestal has the same width andlength of Jaw inside as the present M. C. B. standard pedestalfor 3% by 7 inch Journal box shown on M. C. B. sheet 10, but ithas a different design of top and a different location of boltholes therein. 2. The adoption of a passenger car journal box for use withJournals 414 by S inches, with inside dimensions as shown inFig. 3 herewith. These dimensions admit of the standard 4% by8 inch journal bearing and key as used in freight Journal design, with these inside dimensions, has been in success-ful use for several Pedestal. estals ought to be continued, and to be merged into a commit-tee, which it IS assumed, will be appointed on the recommenda-tion already made by the Committee on Standards, to adopt thepresent standard journal box for use in trucks (whether pas-senger or freight) having pedestals; the committee so contin-ued to be designated, however, as the Committee on Passenger THERMAL TESTS FOR CAR P. Bush—Committee. There were removed during a period of four years and fourmonths on the division of the Pennsylvania Railroad fromPittsburgh to Philadelphia, a total of wheels, on account ofbeing either cracked or broken, being cracked and 250being broken. The wheels removed comprised those producedby almost every manufacturer in the United States, and it canbe safely stated that practically all cast-iron wheels are subjectto cracking or breaking when subjected to service with whichthey are likelj to meet on many of the railroa
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