. American engineer and railroad journal . The new Bettendorf cast steel trucks exhibited at the recentconventions al Saratoga attracted attention hecause of the in->» the design and also because of the remarkably fineappearance ol eatings. A one-piece truck Bide fi Including the journal boxes, in a single casting is of Itself anInteresting Bugg n \ saving ol aboul 1,000 lbs. per carIs a distinct ad and to these are added a convi nient con- Btruction, wlin I aBe of bolts and nuts on the bottom of the frame The quality of the material is broadly guar-anteed, but a Journal box tail, t
. American engineer and railroad journal . The new Bettendorf cast steel trucks exhibited at the recentconventions al Saratoga attracted attention hecause of the in->» the design and also because of the remarkably fineappearance ol eatings. A one-piece truck Bide fi Including the journal boxes, in a single casting is of Itself anInteresting Bugg n \ saving ol aboul 1,000 lbs. per carIs a distinct ad and to these are added a convi nient con- Btruction, wlin I aBe of bolts and nuts on the bottom of the frame The quality of the material is broadly guar-anteed, but a Journal box tail, the entire frame will bereplaced al tin t>| malleable Journal boxes. This design may be made to interchange with the ordinary types of an hbar construction, and it also provides fortop and bottom rollers. As to repairs, this truck has been removedfrom under a car and completely dismantledIn it minutes. It has been reassembled andn ilaed under the car in 8 minutes, a totalof 17 minutes. The freight car trucks havecoil springs under the
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