. American engineer and railroad journal . y the cost of installing and op-erating and the difficulty of operation and maintenance. There has recently been developed by the General ElectricCompany a new train lighting set, which consists of a gen-erator directly coupled to a Curtis steam turbine, the twomounted on one base, and forming a very compact generatingset. This set, which is illustrated herewith, is adapted forinstallation either in a baggage car, where It occupies a min-imum amount of room and eliminates the vibration usual withthe reciprocating engine set, or can be mounted directly
. American engineer and railroad journal . y the cost of installing and op-erating and the difficulty of operation and maintenance. There has recently been developed by the General ElectricCompany a new train lighting set, which consists of a gen-erator directly coupled to a Curtis steam turbine, the twomounted on one base, and forming a very compact generatingset. This set, which is illustrated herewith, is adapted forinstallation either in a baggage car, where It occupies a min-imum amount of room and eliminates the vibration usual withthe reciprocating engine set, or can be mounted directly uponthe locomotive itself. The latter scheme has the advantageof doing away with any flexible steam connections, and per-mits the engineer to control the apparatus. One of the viewsherewith shown illustrates how this set appears mountedupon the locomotive boiler. An apparatus of this nature is not unfamiliar to railroadmen, as a similar generating set for electric head and cablighting has been in quite general use. In this case a similar. MOTOR DRIVER GATE SHEAR. engine is disconnected, in which case the car lights are usuallysupplied by a small storage battery. These generating sets are now in operation on several ofthe principal railroads in the country, and are reported tobe operating satisfactorily. HEAVY MOTOR DRIVEN GATE SHEAR The accompanying illustration shows a new motor-drivengate shear with a 20-in. throat, made by the Long & AllstatterCompany, Hamilton, Ohio, and designed to cut sheets 100 by % in. thick. It is provided with automatic hold-downclamps which securely hold the sheet while it is being sheared,and with an automatic stop which brings the slide to rest atthe completion of each stroke, with the blades open ready forthe next cut. The motor is mounted on a bracket on the rear April, 190G. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 157 of one of the housings. The cam shaft is of forged steel andhas a centre bearing, as shown. The table, to which the lowe
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