. American engineer . August, 1912. AMERICAN ENGINEER. 393 formed in the overhanging ends of the saddle, w hich in turnis supported by downward extending legs which bear on thecenters of the boxes. In the arrangement applied to the loco-motives here illustrated, the spring centers are 42 in. apart;while the centers of the legs of the spring saddles are 34 The two cross-braces are tied together at the top andbottom by supplementing pedestal caps inside of the frames. With this device, the necessary length of journal is securedto insure against rapid wear, and the spring supported load
. American engineer . August, 1912. AMERICAN ENGINEER. 393 formed in the overhanging ends of the saddle, w hich in turnis supported by downward extending legs which bear on thecenters of the boxes. In the arrangement applied to the loco-motives here illustrated, the spring centers are 42 in. apart;while the centers of the legs of the spring saddles are 34 The two cross-braces are tied together at the top andbottom by supplementing pedestal caps inside of the frames. With this device, the necessary length of journal is securedto insure against rapid wear, and the spring supported load istransferred equally to all portions of the driving box withoutany complications in the design of the frames or the arrange-ment of the spring rigging. Both of these are retained atabout their normal transverse centers. Another new feature of design, indicating the care with whichevery detail has been worked out with a view to the greatestefficiency from a standpoint of maintenance as well as opera-tion, will be not
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