. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ve the greateststrength possible. The front and smallauxiliary wheels both have reinforced railflanges made to M. C. B. standard. Theflange of 24-inch forward wheel can beadjusted with the handle bars by the op-erator, to run toward or from the rail,thereby making it possible to pass aroundthe sharpest curves and over imperfect orworn frog points at a high rate of speedwithout danger. JAlso, when running overstraight track the operator can adjust for-ward wheel so that the flange will run freefrom the ra
. Locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ve the greateststrength possible. The front and smallauxiliary wheels both have reinforced railflanges made to M. C. B. standard. Theflange of 24-inch forward wheel can beadjusted with the handle bars by the op-erator, to run toward or from the rail,thereby making it possible to pass aroundthe sharpest curves and over imperfect orworn frog points at a high rate of speedwithout danger. JAlso, when running overstraight track the operator can adjust for-ward wheel so that the flange will run freefrom the rail, and thus avoid any unneces-sary friction. ■ .The rear wheel has no railflange—it being in line with the forwardw^heel—the frame very rigid and the treadsufficiently wide to make derailment im-possible. The auxiliary wheel is 11 inchesdiameter, has a rail flange, and is otherwise 340 constructed throughout same as largerwheels. All three wheels are covered onthe tread with a continuous rubber bandA inch thick by 3 inches wide. Theserubber tires adhere closely to the rail, thus. doing away with all danger of slipping andcar jumping the track when the rails arewet or frosty. They also cause the car torun noiselessly, thus enabling the operatorto detect approaching trains from the rearas well as the front. They also take thejar from the machine, which adds a largepercentage to the life of the same. The new railway velocipede can bepropelled at the rate of 20 miles or moreper hour on level track. Weight withoutsecond man attachment (not shown), 55lbs.; with attachment, 60 lbs. These ma-chines are made by the Kalamazoo & Car Co., Kalamazoo, Mich. i ^ g A New Hand^Car Wheel. The Kalamazoo Velocipede & CarCo. have, after a years trial, adopted astandard wheel, as shown in our illustra-tion. This wheel has the hub, spokes and
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