. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . truck is guided from a center line behind,much in the same manner that a bicyclistguides his wheel when riding hands leaning of the engine toward the in-side of the curve guides the pony truck,instead of the pony truck guiding the en-. Lvcumi/tibc Bnyinttring gine, Ofttimes the tires of the leadingpair of wheels on locomotives using apony truck are turned off for fiange wearlong before the tread requires return-ing. This device claims to save this veryconsiderable expense. A number of mogul engin
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . truck is guided from a center line behind,much in the same manner that a bicyclistguides his wheel when riding hands leaning of the engine toward the in-side of the curve guides the pony truck,instead of the pony truck guiding the en-. Lvcumi/tibc Bnyinttring gine, Ofttimes the tires of the leadingpair of wheels on locomotives using apony truck are turned off for fiange wearlong before the tread requires return-ing. This device claims to save this veryconsiderable expense. A number of mogul engines on the Cot-ton Belt Route have been equipped withthis device for some time, and Superin-tendent of Motive Power Galbraith the use of the device on some of their en-gines. A number of other roads in theSouthwest have the device in service further information may be had byapplying to Mr. Hughes. Pedrick & Ayer Co., of Philadelphia,Pa., are reported to be very busy withtheir various specialties for railroadshops. They are receiving numerousorders for their straight lift pneumatichoists, which are reported to be verypopular. They are built in three styles,to suit different kinds of work: No. i isfor ordinary lifting of material to behandled quickly; No. 2 is adapted forexact lifting, such as putting work intola
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