. Railroad record, and journal of commerce, banking, manufactures and statistics . Fi 3 is a perspective view of Joint Rail. Fig. 1 is aviewof outside plate C, wlmh is applied on the outer sideof the joint. It is intended to stand up flush with the faceof the rails, so that it. may form an unbroken bearing for thewheels, as thev pass the square extremeties of the plate may be of such form as to fill up the recess inthe side of the rail, between the head and base, or only tobear aainst the head and upon the base, leaving an openspace between it and the neck of the rail. The last men-
. Railroad record, and journal of commerce, banking, manufactures and statistics . Fi 3 is a perspective view of Joint Rail. Fig. 1 is aviewof outside plate C, wlmh is applied on the outer sideof the joint. It is intended to stand up flush with the faceof the rails, so that it. may form an unbroken bearing for thewheels, as thev pass the square extremeties of the plate may be of such form as to fill up the recess inthe side of the rail, between the head and base, or only tobear aainst the head and upon the base, leaving an openspace between it and the neck of the rail. The last men-tioned form is the one shown in the drawing. In either casethe lower part of said plate rests partly upon the base of therails, and partly upon the outside lip of the chair, as shownin Fig. S is a view or inside plate D, which is applied onthe inner side of the joint This plate must fit into the re-cess in the side of the rail, as its upper part can not projectlaterally beyond the head of the rails, or it would interferewith the flanges of the wheels. its lower part, like thelower part of plate C, rests partly upon the base of the rails,and partly upon the inside lip of the chair, as shown in themodel. From the inner side of this plate, projects twostrong horizontal tongues C C, which pass through slots inthe ends of the rails, and corresponding ones in the outsideplate C. These tongues rest upon projections, which areprovided on the chair to stand up outside of the plate C, toact as bearings for the tongues C C, and serving, also, inpart, to confine the plate C. The ends of the tongues arefurnished with vertical slots to receive keys, which aredriven through them, and corresponding vertical slotsin thechair. The rails and chair are secured to the joint tie bys
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