. Railway age . .There are brakes on all .four wheels, applied through- a handwheel mounted on the same column as the gas and spark levers. The frame is of heavy pressed steel channels and the body on long semi-elliptic springs with cast steel ^making an easy-riding car. The axles are 2Vi in. in diameter andrun in Hyatt roller bearings. The wheels are cast steel, 22 In. indiameter. The seats are :tered in leather, and the floor aniirunning board are covered with rubber matting. The standard bodycolor is Brewster green, n. chime whistle, operated by the exhaust,and
. Railway age . .There are brakes on all .four wheels, applied through- a handwheel mounted on the same column as the gas and spark levers. The frame is of heavy pressed steel channels and the body on long semi-elliptic springs with cast steel ^making an easy-riding car. The axles are 2Vi in. in diameter andrun in Hyatt roller bearings. The wheels are cast steel, 22 In. indiameter. The seats are :tered in leather, and the floor aniirunning board are covered with rubber matting. The standard bodycolor is Brewster green, n. chime whistle, operated by the exhaust,and a 9 in, acetylene headlight, generator and an oil tail light, areincluded in the eiiiiipment. The fuel consumption of the car is givenas one gallon of gasolene for 12 to 15 car miles. The Cook System of Filing Tariffs. The file for railroad tariffs illustrated hercwilh is in use inthe general offices and of a number of railroads by someof the largest coninicriial concerns in the country and by the War. Tariff Cabinet for General Freight Office. Departiueni. It was invented by C. \V. Cook. Assistant GeneralFreight Agent ot the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe, and has beenimproved to its present form through several years of is convenient, simple and flexible as compared with the usualniothods of filing tariffs, both in the general office and by stationagents. The basic feature of this file is a narrow rack or frame aboutK! in. wide and 40 in. high, carrying wire holders rectangular inIlinu. as shown in the illustrations. These holders are fastenedto the rack with nuts and washers, and are adjustable vertically for pamphlets ot any thickness. A rack has 26 wire holders. Forgeneral office use the racks or frames are mounted in a. cabinet,usually holding eight racks. One of the illustrations shows thisform and how a rack is drawn out and swung into position foruse. Each tariff is separately filed so that it may be taken out andput. back without disturbing any o
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