. Electric railway journal . atter has its own particular uses, especiallyin cases of fracture of the rail itself, when the insertionof a short length of rail provides the only satisfactorysolution. Cutting Rails with a PowerSawing Machine ANEW TYPE of portable rail sawing machines hasrecently been placed on the market by the RacineTool & Machine Company, Racine, Wis. The machineis furnished complete with motor and starting box, andthe frame and body are of steel castings to insureagainst breaking. An interpole, ball-bearing, fully-inclosed type of motoris supplied for driving the machine, whi
. Electric railway journal . atter has its own particular uses, especiallyin cases of fracture of the rail itself, when the insertionof a short length of rail provides the only satisfactorysolution. Cutting Rails with a PowerSawing Machine ANEW TYPE of portable rail sawing machines hasrecently been placed on the market by the RacineTool & Machine Company, Racine, Wis. The machineis furnished complete with motor and starting box, andthe frame and body are of steel castings to insureagainst breaking. An interpole, ball-bearing, fully-inclosed type of motoris supplied for driving the machine, which will operateon direct current of from 260 to 600 volts. When usedby electric railways, current may be taken directly fromthe trolley wire or the third-rail. The motor is mountedon the frame of the machine and the drive is throughworm gearing. The weight of the machine completewith motor and starting box is 225 lb. Quick-acting clamping devices allow the machine tobe easily placed at work, and the clamps may be readily. POWER SAWING MACHINE FOR CUTTING RAILS adjusted to fit any size of rail within range of themachine. The length of stroke is 6 in., and the numberof strokes per minute is sixty. It is claimed that thismachine will cut a 9-in. girder rail in from fifteen toeighteen minutes, and that one blade will cut fromeight to ten rails. The saw clears the work auto-matically on the return stroke. 1050 Elbcteic Railway Journal Vol. 54, No. 22 Association News Special Car New York to Cleveland FOR the benefit of New York members who are goingto the mid-year meeting to be held in Cleveland onJan. 8, there will be a special car attached to the m. train leaving Grand Central Terminal on Jan. railroad fare is $, lower berths are $ each,uppers are $, and the one drawing room holding twoor three is $ Applications should be made toassociation headquarters at once. Activities of Information Bureau THE information bureau, through .Special EngineerJ. W.
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