. Railway master mechanic [microform] . y car builders prefer to think that wood con-struction is good enough forpassenger cars, but the use ofsteel for this purpose is gradu-ally growing, and the conditionsof our passenger service seem toindicate that before long it willbe forced upon us. When theInterborough Company, of NewYork City, decided to use steelcars they found it impossible tointerest any of the large carbuilders of this country, andthe sample car was designedand built by the PennsylvaniaRailroad Company as an accom-modation. Even after the carwas built many were skepticalas to its
. Railway master mechanic [microform] . y car builders prefer to think that wood con-struction is good enough forpassenger cars, but the use ofsteel for this purpose is gradu-ally growing, and the conditionsof our passenger service seem toindicate that before long it willbe forced upon us. When theInterborough Company, of NewYork City, decided to use steelcars they found it impossible tointerest any of the large carbuilders of this country, andthe sample car was designedand built by the PennsylvaniaRailroad Company as an accom-modation. Even after the carwas built many were skepticalas to its success in service, butthe tests of the car have beenso satisfactory that the Inter-borough Company has given theorder for the construction of200 steel passenger cars, andthis is really the beginning ofthis industry in the UnitedStates. The Pressed Steel CarCompany has been for sometime working on plans for steelpassenger cars and I under-stand they are prepared to make contracts for the steelframes of such equipment. CAST-IRON Plate No. i—33-iN. 6oo-lb. Cast Iron Wheel for6o,ooo-lb. Capacity Cars. Committee: Wm. Garstang, Chairman; G. R. Henderson,E. D. Nelson. W. H. Lewis, Alex. Kearney, H. J. Small. The designs of wheels are shown by complete drawings1, 2, 3 and 4. Drawing No. 1 showing a 600-pound wheelrecommended for cars of 60,000 pounds capacity. DrawingNo. 2 showing a 650-pound wheel recommended for cars of80,000 pounds capacity, Drawing No. 3 showing a 700-poundwheel recommended for cars of 100,000 pounds capacity, andDrawing No. 4 showing a composite drawing of the threewheels for reference purposes. It is the opinion of your com-mittee that the minimumweights allowed in interchangeshould be 585, 635 and 685pounds for the three classes cfwheels. The following specifi-cations in connection with draw-ings Nos. 1, 2 and 3 will consti-tute the report. SPECIFICATIONS. For 3 3-inch Cast-iron Wheels Weighing 600, 650 and 700 Cars of 60,000, 80,000 and10
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