. American engineer and railroad journal . me definite action will be taken in the nearfuture. Mr. W. O. Moody, mechanical engineer, and Mr. H. , general car inspector, of the Illinois Central Rail-road have recently patented a telescopic stake for use on carshauling material of this kind which has several important ad-vantages. The construction of the stake and its applicationto a gondola car are clearly shown on the accompanying illus-trations. It must, of course, be understood that the lug C onthe general drawing is of the same construction as the oneshown in the detail drawing. The
. American engineer and railroad journal . me definite action will be taken in the nearfuture. Mr. W. O. Moody, mechanical engineer, and Mr. H. , general car inspector, of the Illinois Central Rail-road have recently patented a telescopic stake for use on carshauling material of this kind which has several important ad-vantages. The construction of the stake and its applicationto a gondola car are clearly shown on the accompanying illus-trations. It must, of course, be understood that the lug C onthe general drawing is of the same construction as the oneshown in the detail drawing. The sectional view shows theposition of the stake when it is extended. The pawl (8) en-gages with the lower edge of the block C, which is riveted to theweb of the I beam stake. By throwing the pawl to the po-sition shown by the dotted lines the stake may be lip B at the top of the stake projects sufficiently so thatit will engage with the stake pocket and not allow the staketo drop through to the ground. The projection or lip A at. APPLICATION OF EXTENSION STAKE TO GONDOLA CAE. second time. It was estimated that over 300,000,000 feet oflumber were consumed annually in fitting the cars with thesetemporary stakes and braces. The aggregate cost of tempor-arily equipping flat and gondola cars in this service amountsto between eight and ten million dollars a year. Some indi-vidual shippers expend as much as $50,000 per year for thispurpose. It was estimated that all of the flat cars in thiscountry, something less than 150,000 in number, and an equalnumber of gondola cars, could be equipped with permanentstakes for less than the lumbermen pay each year for tempor-ary stakes. It was also estimated that the annual revenue fortransporting lumber and forest products in the United Statesamounted to $544,000,000, which is more than 20 per cent, ofthe annual gross earnings of the railroads. The western railways and lumbermen have appointed com-mittees to investigate the practicabili
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