. The Street railway journal . FIG. 65.—WHITEHILL-CORLISS ENGINE, PILLOW BLOCK END connecting rod Fig. 72 represents in three views theoutboard pillow block. Fig. 73 represents in several viewsthe details of the cross-head. Fig. 74 is a plan and ver-tical section of a dashpot showing independent vacuumand cushion chambers. ENGINES OK THE RICE & SARGENT COMPANY Before closing the subject of Corliss engines we de-sire to state that, through the mislaying of a circular, the valves are not driven by a wrist motion; that the cut-offhas a range from 0 to f stroke, and that the bed is a boxsection st
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 65.—WHITEHILL-CORLISS ENGINE, PILLOW BLOCK END connecting rod Fig. 72 represents in three views theoutboard pillow block. Fig. 73 represents in several viewsthe details of the cross-head. Fig. 74 is a plan and ver-tical section of a dashpot showing independent vacuumand cushion chambers. ENGINES OK THE RICE & SARGENT COMPANY Before closing the subject of Corliss engines we de-sire to state that, through the mislaying of a circular, the valves are not driven by a wrist motion; that the cut-offhas a range from 0 to f stroke, and that the bed is a boxsection starting from the floor line. The extremely smalltravel of the valves and special features in the valve gearallow these engines to be operated at from 80 to , thereby placing the engine in the intermediatespeed class when so desired. The manufacturers con-sider the distinctions so important that the engine shouldnot be called a Corliss Street Ry. Journal FIG. 66— PLAN AND SIDE ELEVATION OF FRAMING—WHITEHILL-CORLISS ENGINE principal details of the Rice & Sargent engine, illustratedin the first paper of this series, were not as fully describedas they should have been. The company calls atten-tion to the fact that the independent eccentrics for steam STEEL CKANK SHAFTS OF THE BETHLEHEM IRON COMPANY In the first article, October, 1897, the necessity of pro-viding rigid shafts for engine dynamos was carefullypointed out, some illustrations given of relative sizes and May, 1898.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 249
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