. Railroad record, and journal of commerce, banking, manufactures and statistics . Fig. 3 is a perspective view of Joint Rail. Fig. 1 is aview of outside plaie C, wbi< h is applied on the outer sideof the joint. It is intended to stand up flush with the faceof the rails, so that it may form an unbroken bearing for thewheels, as they pass the square extremeties of the plate may be of such form as toj fill up the recess intbe side of the rail, between the head and base, or only tobear against the head and upon the base, leaving an openspace between it and the neck of the rail. The
. Railroad record, and journal of commerce, banking, manufactures and statistics . Fig. 3 is a perspective view of Joint Rail. Fig. 1 is aview of outside plaie C, wbi< h is applied on the outer sideof the joint. It is intended to stand up flush with the faceof the rails, so that it may form an unbroken bearing for thewheels, as they pass the square extremeties of the plate may be of such form as toj fill up the recess intbe side of the rail, between the head and base, or only tobear against the head and upon the base, leaving an openspace between it and the neck of the rail. The lust men-tioned form is the ooe shown in the drawing. In either casethe lower part of said plate rests partly upon the base of therails, and partly upon the outside Up of the chair, as shownin ,. Fig. 2 is a view of inside plate D, which is applied onthe inner side of the joint This plate must fit into the re-cess in the side of the rail, as its upper part can not protectlaterally beyond the head of the rails, or it would interferewithte shegerlanof the wheels. ALd its lower part, like thelower part of plate C, rests partly upon the base of the rails,and partly upon the inside lip of the chair, as shown in themodel. Frcm the inner side of this plate, projects twostrong horizontal tongues C C, which pass through slots inthe ends of the rails, and corresponding ones in the outsideplate C. These tongues rest upon projections, which areprovided on the chair to stand up outside of the plate C, toact as bearings for thf tongues C C, and serving, also, inpart, to cenfine the plate C. The ends of the tongues arefurnished with vertical slots to receive keys, which aredriven through them, and corresponding vertical slots in thechair. The rails and chair are secured to the joint tie bysp
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