. American engineer and railroad journal . ings, draws out endwise. (7.) There is a countershaft at thefeeding-out end of the machine, and there is, consequently, norubbing or cutting of belts. The J. A. Fay & Egan Companyhave their offices at 409 to 429 West Front Street, Cin-cinnati, O., and they will be pleased to furnish prices and fullparticulars on application. THE SARGENT COUPLING. The accompanying engravings illustrate an improved formof the Sargent coupling which is adapted both for pushingand pulling cars on sharp curves, especially where solidknuckles are used. It will be seen that
. American engineer and railroad journal . ings, draws out endwise. (7.) There is a countershaft at thefeeding-out end of the machine, and there is, consequently, norubbing or cutting of belts. The J. A. Fay & Egan Companyhave their offices at 409 to 429 West Front Street, Cin-cinnati, O., and they will be pleased to furnish prices and fullparticulars on application. THE SARGENT COUPLING. The accompanying engravings illustrate an improved formof the Sargent coupling which is adapted both for pushingand pulling cars on sharp curves, especially where solidknuckles are used. It will be seen that the coupler consists oftwo open-hearth east-steel dogs which engage the knucklearms of the two coupler heads. A strong yet flexible con-nection is made between these dogs by means of two castings,which are curved to follow the contour lines of the M. C. , and are joined in the center by a pin. In operationthe dogs are placed on each drawbar, just back of the knucklepin, and the curved arms brought together around the face of. The Sargent Coupling, each knuckle and connected. This connection permits thecars to be pushed or pulled around any curve without injuryto the draft gear, and is so spaced that even on the sharpestcurves from 6 to 8 ins. is allowed between the end sills ofthe cars. The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad has placed an orderwith the Pressed Steel Car Company for 1,000 low side gondolacars and 100 fiat cars, to be built entirely of steel. The gondolacars will be of 110,000 lbs. capacity, similar to the low side gon-dola cars already built for this road. They will be 35 ft. 10y2 over end sills; 34 ft. long inside of body; 9 ft. 11% over side stakes; 9 ft. 4 ins. wide inside of body; 5 ft. 3%ins. high from top of rail to top of body; 1 ft. 1 in. deep fromfloor to top of sides. The cars will be equipped with Fox pressedsteel pedestal truck frames, cast-iron chilled wheels, open-hearth steel axles, Westinghouse air-brakes, pressed steelbra
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