. American engineer and railroad journal . es, and as this is permitted under M. C. , it was requested at a joint conference of this committeewith the committee representing the American Railway Engi-neering and Maintenance of Way Association that a similaramount of latitude in reference to track construction be recog-nized, and after a thorough discussion of the subject from allstandpoints it was agreed to recommend to the M. C. B. Associa-tion that a rule be formulated prohibiting the mounting of twowheels having maximum thick flanges on the same axle; there-fore we propose that the M
. American engineer and railroad journal . es, and as this is permitted under M. C. , it was requested at a joint conference of this committeewith the committee representing the American Railway Engi-neering and Maintenance of Way Association that a similaramount of latitude in reference to track construction be recog-nized, and after a thorough discussion of the subject from allstandpoints it was agreed to recommend to the M. C. B. Associa-tion that a rule be formulated prohibiting the mounting of twowheels having maximum thick flanges on the same axle; there-fore we propose that the M. C. B. Association adopt the followingas a standard rule governing interchange of traffic. Rule 66-A. In no case may two new wheels having maximum thick flangesbe mounted on the same axle. Wheel check gauge, now appearing on page 682 of the 1908Proceedings in connection with the paragraph covering theMounting of Wheels, is incorrect, and the cut now shownshould be replaced by cut of wheel check gauge (Fig. 8) pre-sented with this MINIMUM FLANGE THICKNESS GAUGE. FIG. 6. _ si Ma ^ -y&r «•*£ ~~^>-lx ] i—:*¥& -f+% —
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