. American engineer and railroad journal . hour, andnot once did the train arrive at Atlantic City late. On 22 daysthe train had five cars and on 30 days it had six cars. The per-formance called forth a complimentary letter from Vice-Presi-dent Voorhees to the engine runner, and it was deserved, as therecord is unique. AND RAILROAD JOURNAL 343 The Acme Tender Drawbar Pocket. The locomotive tender drswbar pocket shown in the ac-companying engravings was designed by Mr. R. M. Galbraith,General Master Mechanic of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway,and is controlled by the Western Railway Equipmen
. American engineer and railroad journal . hour, andnot once did the train arrive at Atlantic City late. On 22 daysthe train had five cars and on 30 days it had six cars. The per-formance called forth a complimentary letter from Vice-Presi-dent Voorhees to the engine runner, and it was deserved, as therecord is unique. AND RAILROAD JOURNAL 343 The Acme Tender Drawbar Pocket. The locomotive tender drswbar pocket shown in the ac-companying engravings was designed by Mr. R. M. Galbraith,General Master Mechanic of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway,and is controlled by the Western Railway Equipment Companyof St. Louis. Mr. Galbraith has tested the device thoroughly,and says that its chief advantages are that a tender may beequipped with the ordinary M. C. B. freight-car coupler, whichonly requires 20 minutes work for attachment after the tenderhas been equipped with the pocket. Hesays: We find that it hasthe effect of relieving the engine from excessive jar when slackruns up, and it practically relieves the tender draft rods from. Acme Drawbar Pocket. shock. We find that with its use repairs to the draft gear of ourtenders have been very largely reduced. The pocket casting is of malleable iron, with the proper pro-vision for receiving the coupler shank and buffing spring. Akey passes through a transverse slot in the coupler shank in away similar to that of the continuous drawbar attachment. Thelooped ends of two side stems are passed over the ends of the keyand held in position by cotters. These stems carry followers ontheir ends which bear against springs seated on the outside of thepocket casting for the purpose of transmitting pulling pocket castings may be designed to fit any tender manufacturers brieve that by the use of this device the pull-ing out of the tender draft rigging, except in bad wrecks, will beentirely avoided. Rolled Steel Axles. The Keystone Axle Company, of Pittsburgh, has recently made asuccessful test of its rolled steel axl
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