. The Street railway journal . ISAACS CABLE ROAD BED. March, 1881. THE STBEET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 265 Peckhams Elastic Street Car Wheel. This wheel is constructed in two separateparts. The web portion, which may beconstructed with spokes (as shown) forstreet cars or of solid form for steam cars,is separate from the hub. Between the web aud hub is inserted anelastic cushion made of compressed paperor rubber. The object of this cushion isto prevent the rumbling noise caused bythe rigidity of the wheel on the axle as. FIG 1. ordinarily used, and also to prevent crys-talization of both wheel and axle
. The Street railway journal . ISAACS CABLE ROAD BED. March, 1881. THE STBEET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 265 Peckhams Elastic Street Car Wheel. This wheel is constructed in two separateparts. The web portion, which may beconstructed with spokes (as shown) forstreet cars or of solid form for steam cars,is separate from the hub. Between the web aud hub is inserted anelastic cushion made of compressed paperor rubber. The object of this cushion isto prevent the rumbling noise caused bythe rigidity of the wheel on the axle as. FIG 1. ordinarily used, and also to prevent crys-talization of both wheel and axle andprevent breakages caused by such crystali-zation, as well as to prolong their life. The hub of the wheel is constructed ofa soft tough iron and pressed rigidly uponthe axle, where it remains until the axle isbroken or worn out, it not beiug necessaryto remove the hub to remove the web,which is the only part of the wheel requir-ing renewal. To prevent the web from turning upon
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