. Electric railway journal . 7 ft. 8H in. Distance between center-plates 34 ft. Total wheel base 40 ft. Weight 60,000 1b. These are the first narrow-gage gasoline motor carsever turned out of the McKeen works. A NOVEL SAND-DRYING PLANT The operating department of the Lincoln (Neb.) TractionCompany has built a novel sand-drying plant which isapplicable to large or small railways. A wooden bin hasbeen constructed in one of the carhouses to hold one carof sand. The sand is thrown into this bin by hand from carsalongside. The sides are sloped at an angle of 45 deg. tohoppers at one side of the bot
. Electric railway journal . 7 ft. 8H in. Distance between center-plates 34 ft. Total wheel base 40 ft. Weight 60,000 1b. These are the first narrow-gage gasoline motor carsever turned out of the McKeen works. A NOVEL SAND-DRYING PLANT The operating department of the Lincoln (Neb.) TractionCompany has built a novel sand-drying plant which isapplicable to large or small railways. A wooden bin hasbeen constructed in one of the carhouses to hold one carof sand. The sand is thrown into this bin by hand from carsalongside. The sides are sloped at an angle of 45 deg. tohoppers at one side of the bottom. These hoppers, whenopened, allow the sand to flow onto the dryer beds, whichslope at 30 deg. from the horizontal. Each dryer bed isa 6-ft. square screen with 12-in. side boards. Nine four-pipecoils with branch tees are set on the dryer bed. These coilsare arranged in parallel rows so that the sand may flow orbe raked between them as it comes from the storage bin Slide to be Raised toClear Screen of CoarseSand Screenings. Electric liy. Journal Section of Sand-Drying Plant, Lincoln, Neb. overhead. When the steam is turned on, the drying sandfalls to dry-sand bins underneath the screen, and the coarsematerial rolls to the foot of the sloped dryer bed, where itis deposited in another bin after all the fine sand has passedthrough the screen. Another novel feature in connection with the car sand-drying plant is the method of distributing it for use on the cars. A supply of car sand is available at several points onthe property, and in order to reduce the cost of handling toa minimum it is shoveled into old cement sacks at the dryerand delivered to the supply points. After the sacks havebeen emptied directly into the sand boxes on the cars theyare returned to the dryer for refilling. HARP WITH SPRING AND KNUCKLE JOINT FORRETAINING TROLLEY WHEEL The accompanying illustrations disclose the constructionof a new type of harp, aptly termed the Neveroff andmade by the Special Electric
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