. The car wheel; giving the results of a series of investigations . 34-IN. STREET-CAR WHEEL FOR CONSOLIDATED RAILWAY CO.,NEW HAVEN, CONN. a wearing thickness of if ins. available for service. At 10,800 miles per ^t i^i- of wear, the total mileage which can be obtained from these wheels is 20 x 10,800=216,000 miles as against 30,000 miles for cast iron wheels, or a little more than seven times the life. If the first cost of a cast iron wheel is taken at ^10 and its scrap value at ;^5, then the cost of cast iron wheels to give a life equivalent to the life of one Schoen solid forged and rolled s
. The car wheel; giving the results of a series of investigations . 34-IN. STREET-CAR WHEEL FOR CONSOLIDATED RAILWAY CO.,NEW HAVEN, CONN. a wearing thickness of if ins. available for service. At 10,800 miles per ^t i^i- of wear, the total mileage which can be obtained from these wheels is 20 x 10,800=216,000 miles as against 30,000 miles for cast iron wheels, or a little more than seven times the life. If the first cost of a cast iron wheel is taken at ^10 and its scrap value at ;^5, then the cost of cast iron wheels to give a life equivalent to the life of one Schoen solid forged and rolled steel wheel would be: 7 cast iron wheels at ^10 each ^^70 7 scrap wheels (credit) at ;^5 each ^35 Actual cost of cast iron wheels fe5 140. AXLE AND WHEEL DESIGN SUBMITTED BY THE SCHOEN STEEL WHEEL CO. AS REQUESTED BY THE CENTRAL ELECTRIC RAILWAY COMMITTEE ON STANDARDIZATION FROM THEIR REPORT DATED MAY 23, 1907.
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