. Railway age gazette . t-ing current. R-AILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION Vol. 88, No. 1. Communications WHY DO WE INCLINE S\MNG LINKS? Boston, Mass., November 5, 1913. To THE Editor: As is well known, it is the custom to incline swing links down-ward and outward when in their normal position. The resultis this: When a car approaches a curve, the outside wheels ofthe leading truck are raised by the elevation of the outer rail,and the swing of the links increases the torsion in the car body,overloading the springs on diagonally opposite corners. Thisundesirable effect raises the question
. Railway age gazette . t-ing current. R-AILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION Vol. 88, No. 1. Communications WHY DO WE INCLINE S\MNG LINKS? Boston, Mass., November 5, 1913. To THE Editor: As is well known, it is the custom to incline swing links down-ward and outward when in their normal position. The resultis this: When a car approaches a curve, the outside wheels ofthe leading truck are raised by the elevation of the outer rail,and the swing of the links increases the torsion in the car body,overloading the springs on diagonally opposite corners. Thisundesirable effect raises the question of the advantages of inclin-ing the links. An investigation brings out statements variously worded, butin general they seem to signify that swing links are employedto cushion the shocks between the rails and the car body byallowing the center of gravity of the body to have a lateral 1 Ftrm/k/Lnki,6/or7ff ^ iSmnff Links / as Shown \/ ! ^ ^ ^ J^ \^fhmllel \Unks. .^^ 1 I0i\hng ijiferal Disphcemenf ofC&7fer of Oravsfi/.. I ygA^^e^T^/- qfOray/fy of £mpfy/ CarBoc/j/ /railwayagegazett88newy
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