. Railway mechanical engineer . eme right. A flat doghanging loosely on a pivot attached to the trap door coversthe hole in the foot stop when the trap door has been fullyclosed. This makes it impossible for the safety catch toextend through this hole and therefore makes it impossiblefor the step to be lowered. In case the trap door is closedbefore the step has been raised the flat dog will rest on thesafety catch, thus preventing the trap door from closini;sufficiently to permit the vestibule door to be closed. Withthe step in,the up position the handle is locked in a suitablecatch attached t
. Railway mechanical engineer . eme right. A flat doghanging loosely on a pivot attached to the trap door coversthe hole in the foot stop when the trap door has been fullyclosed. This makes it impossible for the safety catch toextend through this hole and therefore makes it impossiblefor the step to be lowered. In case the trap door is closedbefore the step has been raised the flat dog will rest on thesafety catch, thus preventing the trap door from closini;sufficiently to permit the vestibule door to be closed. Withthe step in,the up position the handle is locked in a suitablecatch attached to the platform of the vestibule. It has beentested with a weight of 910 lb. It was invented and patentedby John T. Rodenbur, 218 Fourth Ave., West, Duluth, Minn. Zero journal box cooler has a capacity of h] 2 gals, andweighs 12 lb. when empty. It can be attached quickly tothe journal box and when applied cannot swing out. Thecooler extends out from the journal box only three chain is used to fasten the cooler in A Journal Box Coder Which Is Attached Directly to the Journal Box (Formerly the RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITIONwith which the AMERICAN ENGINEER was tncorforated) Published on jHe First Thursday of K\eky Month by theSIMMONS-BOARDMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY Edward A. Simmons, President L. B, Sherman. Vice-President Henry Lee, Vice-President and Treasurer M. H. Wium, Secretary WooLwoRTH Building, New York, N. Y. F. H, Thompson, Business Manager, Chicago. Chicago: Transportation Bldg. Cleveland: Citizens* Bldg. Washington: Home Life Bldg. London: Queen Annes Chambers, Westminster. Rov V. Wright, Editor R. E. Thayer, Managing Editor C. B. Peck, Associate Editor A. F. Stuebing, Associate Editor Entered at the Post Office at New York, N. Y,, as mail matter of thesecond class. Subscriptions, including the eight daily editions of the Railway AgeGaeette published in June in connection with the annual convcntiona ofthe Master Car Builders and American Railway M
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