. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . the truss rod always in ten-sion, with the result that neither shrink-age nor wear can loosen the pressure onthe nuts on the truss rod ends, and every-thing stays tight. The fulcrums whichin each case act as a strut between beamand truss rod, are made so as to be usedfor either right or left, as required. Spotter Made a Histalce. One of the oldest conductors in pointof service on the Big Four was greatlysurprised when he received notice to goto Cincinnati and explain why he hadnot turned in a


. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . the truss rod always in ten-sion, with the result that neither shrink-age nor wear can loosen the pressure onthe nuts on the truss rod ends, and every-thing stays tight. The fulcrums whichin each case act as a strut between beamand truss rod, are made so as to be usedfor either right or left, as required. Spotter Made a Histalce. One of the oldest conductors in pointof service on the Big Four was greatlysurprised when he received notice to goto Cincinnati and explain why he hadnot turned in a cash fare. But he wasmore surprised to learn that the reportwas made against him by a spotter on acertain date, and the explanation wasmade tliat on that date, near the front The Cape to Cairo Railway. The railway between Buluwayo andSalisbury, South Africa, via Gwelo, adistance of 300 miles, was completed onthe 7th of October, 1902. There is,therefore, now through rail communica-tion between Capetown and Beira. Thecompletion of this new section will the progress of the through.


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