. The railroad and engineering journal . at each end of the vertical portion, which also serve togive it an additional bearing on the ties. At each end of the VoL LXV. Mo. 7] ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 327 plate is a projection, F, whichserves as a tie-plate, and throughwhich a spike can be driven to prevent all movement of therail. The second plate D, which is called the liner, is placedon the inside of the rail, bringing the nuts uf the joint-boltsinside the track, where they can be conveniently inspected andtightened, if necessary, by the trackman. It will be seen thatthe bolts come underneath th
. The railroad and engineering journal . at each end of the vertical portion, which also serve togive it an additional bearing on the ties. At each end of the VoL LXV. Mo. 7] ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 327 plate is a projection, F, whichserves as a tie-plate, and throughwhich a spike can be driven to prevent all movement of therail. The second plate D, which is called the liner, is placedon the inside of the rail, bringing the nuts uf the joint-boltsinside the track, where they can be conveniently inspected andtightened, if necessary, by the trackman. It will be seen thatthe bolts come underneath the rail, and that by means of the a number of the Robie patent screw-jacks of 10 and 20 tonscapacity to different parties, including Meyer & Company,Norfolk, Va.; W. G. B. Fitzgerald, Norfolk, Va.: Jones &Laughlin, Pittsburgh ; Valk & Murdock, Charleston, S. C;Worth Brothers, Coatesville, Pa.; Pulaski Development Com-pany, Pulaski, Va.; Max Meadows Iron Company, MaxMeadows, Va.; E. O. Norton, Binnewater, N. Y.; Lombard &. F 0 fi9- ^• F° c -£ CONNELLS GIRDER RAIL JOINT. washers^C thenuts are_brought out where they can easily bereached, and where the trackmen can apply their wrencheswithout difficulty. li^The entire joint, it will be seen, consists of the two steelplates and three bolts. The bolts being placed beneath therail, no punching or drilling of the web of the rail is required,nor is there any notching of the rail flanges. It can be appliedto any weight of rail from 56 lbs. upward, with a minimumchange in construction, the only variable feature being theangle which the top of the rall-fiange makes with the inside member of the joint D makes and maintains theline of track. It is claimed for this joint, in addition to theadvantages pointed out above, that it gives a large bearingsurface, will resist wear, will keep the track in good sur-face, and also that in it the force which ordinarily producescreeping of the rail is utilized to increase the connection be-twe
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