. The car builders' dictionary; an illustrated vocabulary of terms which designate American railroad cars, their parts, attachments, and details of construction, with definitions and illustrations of typical British practice in car construction. Six thousand three hundred and forty-four illustrations. 1906 ed. Comp. for the Master car builders' association . limits as pre-scribed in the Rules of Interchange for freight cars. Wheels, Cast Iron. (a) Shelled out, with treads defective on account ofcircular pieces shelling out, leaving round, flat spots,deepest at the edges, with raised centers, i
. The car builders' dictionary; an illustrated vocabulary of terms which designate American railroad cars, their parts, attachments, and details of construction, with definitions and illustrations of typical British practice in car construction. Six thousand three hundred and forty-four illustrations. 1906 ed. Comp. for the Master car builders' association . limits as pre-scribed in the Rules of Interchange for freight cars. Wheels, Cast Iron. (a) Shelled out, with treads defective on account ofcircular pieces shelling out, leaving round, flat spots,deepest at the edges, with raised centers, if 1% inches ormore in diameter. (b) Tread worn hollow; if tread is worn sufficientlyhollow to render flange or rim liable to breakage. (c) Worn flange; flanges having flat, vertical surfaces,extending more than % inch from tread. (d) Flat spots; if flat spots, caused by sliding, exceedIJ4 inches in length. (e) Burst; if wheels are cracked from the wheel fitoutward by pressure from the axle. (f) Flanges, rim, tread, plate or brackets, eithercracked, chipped or broken in any manner. Wheels, Steel-Tired. (a) Loose, broken or cracked hubs, plates, bolts, re-taining ring or tire. (&) Worn flange or tire; with flanges less than % inchthick, or having flat, vertical surfaces extending more than% inch from tread, or with tire thinner than shown inFig. Fig. 1 (c) Flat spots: if flat spots, caused by sliding, exceed1% inches in length. Axles. Axles bent or broken, or having journals cut or lessthan zlA inches in diameter. Brakes. 6. Brakes must be in perfect working order. Cylindersmust have been cleaned and oiled within six months andthe date of the last cleaning and oiling marked on brakecylinder and triple valve with white paint. The adjustment of piston travel based on seventy poundsas the initial pressure, must not be less than 5 inches normore than 8 inches. Bills. 7. Bills for wheels and axles shall be of the followingform, and must make specific mention of each wheel and axle
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