. The street railway review . intown, Pa., are located the second works of the Whar-ton company, devoted entirely to the special work, that is, switches,frogs, crossings, etc., for steam railroads, and T-rail work for in-terurban electric railways, these being the works of the former Rochester and elsewhere. Mr. Brown is in attendance at the con-vention and is assisted by Julius Alsberg, James Hollowood, Coote, William Temple, Harry Booth and John Roche. CONTINUOUS RAIL JOINTS. The exhibit of the Continuous Rail Joint Co. of America, J., at spaces 10, 12 and 14 in section C
. The street railway review . intown, Pa., are located the second works of the Whar-ton company, devoted entirely to the special work, that is, switches,frogs, crossings, etc., for steam railroads, and T-rail work for in-terurban electric railways, these being the works of the former Rochester and elsewhere. Mr. Brown is in attendance at the con-vention and is assisted by Julius Alsberg, James Hollowood, Coote, William Temple, Harry Booth and John Roche. CONTINUOUS RAIL JOINTS. The exhibit of the Continuous Rail Joint Co. of America, J., at spaces 10, 12 and 14 in section C of the exhibit hall includesregular T-rail sections and continuous joints for 35 to lOO-lb. continuous joints applied to various sections of girder rails,ranging in height from 6 to 9 in.; continuous joints applied tovarious sections of rail, showing their adaptability with all standardtypes of bonds; continuous step joints, showing various T a:iJgirder rail combinations; and special girder joint and special shapes. WHARTON WORKS AT 25TH ST. AND WASHINGTON AVE. Wharton Railroad Switch Co., whose business was absorbed byWm. Wharton, Jr., & Co., Inc., some eight years ago. The workscover an immense area, and there also are found quite interestingmethods for the handling this class of work, including the finish-ing of manganese steel parts. The introduction of manganesesteel into steam railroad special track work has been made aspecialty at these works, and the results obtained by this novel de-parture have been almost phenomenal in respect to the service givenby this metal in comparison with the ordinary construction formerlyused. Many cases of lo times the life, and more, of ordinary workhave been recorded for the Wharton manganese steel work. of trams used in connection with T-rails in paved streets by thePhiladelphia Rapid Transit Co. The representatives of the companyat the convention are L. F. Braine, general manager, and W. , B. y\. Barr, E. A. Condit an
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