. Railway mechanical engineer . ve is then revolved through ?0 deg. into the positionshown by dotted lines, the head of the wedge bolt being slidout of the slot in the wedge at the same time. In order to dothis the wedge mvist be drawn down into the position shownso that the slot in the wedge is clear beneath the driving box. This device is in use on about 100 engines and is said to begiving excellent service. Export oi- Ford Motor C.\rs.—The Ford Motor Company,Detroit, Mich., announces an order for 40,000 motor cars forshipment to one of the allied nations. It is the largest recordedsingle or
. Railway mechanical engineer . ve is then revolved through ?0 deg. into the positionshown by dotted lines, the head of the wedge bolt being slidout of the slot in the wedge at the same time. In order to dothis the wedge mvist be drawn down into the position shownso that the slot in the wedge is clear beneath the driving box. This device is in use on about 100 engines and is said to begiving excellent service. Export oi- Ford Motor C.\rs.—The Ford Motor Company,Detroit, Mich., announces an order for 40,000 motor cars forshipment to one of the allied nations. It is the largest recordedsingle order for motor cars, and is said to involve $16,000,000to $18,000,000.—/»-o» Age. 1915 RAILWAY AGIi GAZKITK, M KCl I AX KAL KlJlilOX SINGLE LOCOMOTIVE WATER JOINT The siiiylf water jnint ilhstrak-d ln-ldw lias rccciilly liffii de-veloped by the Franklin Railway Supply Co., 30 Church street,New York. It eliminates the use of the present rubber hose connections for the injector snctinn pipes and pro\idr< (Uic cnn-. wliich is supported in a slide bearing bracket secured to thedeck (if tlie locomotive. This arrangement serves as a guide fortlie sli|i joint, relieving it from lateral strain. All the attention this joint is said to rer|uirc is the occasionalrenewal of the gasket in the ball and slip joints. One of thedifliculties it is expected to overcome is freezing, which oftenoccurs in the present hose connections. The probability of freez-ing in this connection is reduced owing to the fact that eitherlieater will keep it open while both heaters are required withthe usual type of dou])le connection. Location of the Single Water Joint Under the Drawbar ncction which is large eimugh to supply water tn lioth is located directly under the drawliar ..n tlie center line of thelocomotive. The water coimection. wliich is niaile up of extra heavywrought iron pipe, is attached at either end to tee heads, of which lead to the two tank wells ..n the
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