. The Street railway journal . NAL. [Vol. XXII. No. 2. A STEEL CHANNEL BOTTOM FOR CITY CAPS A type of car bottom construction which is finding very ex-tensive use but about which very little has been said, is thatwhich is known as the steel channel car-bottom construction ofthe St. Louis Car Company. The peculiar feature of this bot-tom is the opportunity that it gives for a very low car body incity service without interfering with the strength of the carby cutting down the strength of the sills. One of these bottomsunder construction is illustrated by the accompanying en-graving. This particu
. The Street railway journal . NAL. [Vol. XXII. No. 2. A STEEL CHANNEL BOTTOM FOR CITY CAPS A type of car bottom construction which is finding very ex-tensive use but about which very little has been said, is thatwhich is known as the steel channel car-bottom construction ofthe St. Louis Car Company. The peculiar feature of this bot-tom is the opportunity that it gives for a very low car body incity service without interfering with the strength of the carby cutting down the strength of the sills. One of these bottomsunder construction is illustrated by the accompanying en-graving. This particular bottom is one of an order for the to cbange from a single bracket to a double or triple type. Asall parts are heavily galvanized they will last as long as theconduit system itself. SCALE IN BOILER TUBES Although the accumulation of scale in boiler tubes may ap-preciably affect the cost of generating power, the importance ofkeeping the tubes clean is often overlooked. The accompanying cut illustrates one of 215 tubes in the.
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