. Railway age gazette . Half Side E/efafion. HalfSecfion X-X. General Arrangement of New York Central Six-Wheel Steel Truck and the principal feature is the arrangement of the use of the clasp brake arrangement with the system ofequalization commonly used on six-wheel passenger trucks is tween the wheels and have fulcrums in the truck frame. Itwill be noted that the fulcrums have two point bearings. Thisarrangement was used with the idea that when the equalizer 359 360 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION Vol, 88, No. 7 ^ :#. tilted it would rest only on one of the bearings a
. Railway age gazette . Half Side E/efafion. HalfSecfion X-X. General Arrangement of New York Central Six-Wheel Steel Truck and the principal feature is the arrangement of the use of the clasp brake arrangement with the system ofequalization commonly used on six-wheel passenger trucks is tween the wheels and have fulcrums in the truck frame. Itwill be noted that the fulcrums have two point bearings. Thisarrangement was used with the idea that when the equalizer 359 360 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION Vol, 88, No. 7 ^ :#. tilted it would rest only on one of the bearings and the leverarm tending to pull it back into neutral position would be longerthan the lever arm at the opposite end, consequently the tendencyfor the equalizer to return to normal position would be frame of the truck is of cast steel and as many of thefeatures as possible are interchangeable with trucks of the olderdesign which are not fitted with the clasp brake include the bolsters, spring planks and bridges. The h _-33_l^er_J^ciffed_Tesf_Load_ ^-L_ I Spring Number fo be Plain/i/ ,■ Shimped on Bo^hSides ofI Spring Band. Jl \iiV- +
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