. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ham on to the bread, and is less ex-pensive. When in the course of human events itbecomes necessary to drop fourteen outof twenty-two cars, to enable the FlyingYankee to reach Kennebunk ahead ofthe Royal Vandyke Brown construc- of cast brass, highly polished, and brazedon to the hemispherical portion of thecoupler. These ribs fit loosely around thereinforcing car frame and slide easilythereon; so that in the event of cars ofdiflferent hights coming together, thecouplers can be raised or lowered so thatth
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ham on to the bread, and is less ex-pensive. When in the course of human events itbecomes necessary to drop fourteen outof twenty-two cars, to enable the FlyingYankee to reach Kennebunk ahead ofthe Royal Vandyke Brown construc- of cast brass, highly polished, and brazedon to the hemispherical portion of thecoupler. These ribs fit loosely around thereinforcing car frame and slide easilythereon; so that in the event of cars ofdiflferent hights coming together, thecouplers can be raised or lowered so thatthey will meet evenly. This is accom-plished by the hand wim-wam 11, carry-ing a gear 10, working in rack g. 8 is a 3-16-inch hole in rib correspond-ing to a series of equidistant holes in thereinforcing frame 14. When the coupler has been moved tothe right position, a hollow staybolt is in-troduced through both rib and frame andsecurely locked on the other side by asplit pin. These split pins are furnishedthe trainmen by the gross, and are to becarried in his vest pocket, ready for in-. Locomotivc Enginferinu GILDBRFLUKE CAR COUPLER. tion train, running wild, the trainman un-screws the locking nuts 28, kicks downthe handle of air inlet valve 3, therebybursting the vacuum wide open, and be-hold! the car is uncoupled in less thaneight minutes. 5 is a drip cock for carry ofif condensa-tion without letting the air in and queer-ing the vacuum. This is a very complexvalve, and would need a great many illus-trations to make its operations clear. We have some samples of vacuumsmade by this coupler at our office, and be-lieve they will stand comparisons withany other vacuums made. The nameGilderfluke Improved Vacuum is blownin each vacuum. 4 is a back-action pressure gage, toshow how much air is not in the hemis-pheres; there being no vacuum gages thatwould serve the purpose. 6 and 7 are lower and upper carrier ribs slant use, should they be lost out of thestaybolt from any cause, or sho
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