. Brake tests; a report of a series of road tests of brakes on passenger equipment cars made at Absecon, New Jersey, in 1913 . Fig. 106. ACTUAL BRAKING POWER—STOP UC pneumatic equipment and 140 per cent, actual braking power the 12 cars are stopped in about 1250 feet from a speed of 60 187 M. p. 4»D PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY Philadclpbia* Baltikors & Washcvstoii Railroad CovPAMr NORTHERN CBNTRAL RaoTwaT COMPAKTWKST JBBt>GT A SSASUORK RAILROAD CoMPANT TEST DEPARTMENT Sheet ^ BMA^KK T£ W. .ano S ^ i5-R. Altoona. ^aa. Fig, 107. ACTUAL BRA


. Brake tests; a report of a series of road tests of brakes on passenger equipment cars made at Absecon, New Jersey, in 1913 . Fig. 106. ACTUAL BRAKING POWER—STOP UC pneumatic equipment and 140 per cent, actual braking power the 12 cars are stopped in about 1250 feet from a speed of 60 187 M. p. 4»D PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY Philadclpbia* Baltikors & Washcvstoii Railroad CovPAMr NORTHERN CBNTRAL RaoTwaT COMPAKTWKST JBBt>GT A SSASUORK RAILROAD CoMPANT TEST DEPARTMENT Sheet ^ BMA^KK T£ W. .ano S ^ i5-R. Altoona. ^aa. Fig, 107. ACTUAL BRAKING POWER—STOP UC electro-pneumatic equipment and a nominal braking power of 150 per cent, the 12 cars are stopped from 60 in less than 1200 feet. 188 M. P. 47g D Pennsylvania Railroad Company PUILADKLFBU, BaLTIHORB & WAftHnVOTOR RaILBOAD CoHPAPTNORTItKBN RaIXWAT COMrART West Jbri^bt A Skabuorx Kailboao Compart Sheet !?...._ test department W, altoona. ^/3


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