. Brake tests; a report of a series of road tests of brakes on passenger equipment cars made at Absecon, New Jersey, in 1913 . frorhthe curves in Fig. 108. 397. The curves shown for train stops from various speeds with theNo. 3 clasp brake (Fig. 113), have been derived from the single car stopsby assuming that the same ratio exists between the single car and trainstops with the No. 3 clasp brake as was found to exist between thesingle car and train stops of the No. 2 clasp brake. Comparison of Stops, No. 2 and No. 3 Clasp Brakes. 398. In Fig. 115 curves have been plotted from the data of all s
. Brake tests; a report of a series of road tests of brakes on passenger equipment cars made at Absecon, New Jersey, in 1913 . frorhthe curves in Fig. 108. 397. The curves shown for train stops from various speeds with theNo. 3 clasp brake (Fig. 113), have been derived from the single car stopsby assuming that the same ratio exists between the single car and trainstops with the No. 3 clasp brake as was found to exist between thesingle car and train stops of the No. 2 clasp brake. Comparison of Stops, No. 2 and No. 3 Clasp Brakes. 398. In Fig. 115 curves have been plotted from the data of all singlecar breakaway stops made from 60 with the various percentagesof braking power employed. The solid lines represent the fairest 181 M. P. 479 D PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY Pbiladklphia. Baltoiors a Wabhxhqtoic Railroad Compabt NORTBBBH Central Railwat Compart West Jkr«bt & Skabhorr Raelb^ao CoMfAJlT Sheet No. 7^f#i?...„ test department__ _ ^jTAA£T£:sST^^^^ .... ALTOONA, ^t<. WW^W^^. .M.\ m W\ te f ■.l^iJiiij: a -^ ■■-e^i ^(^4^ ■Tttf- imi ll !*■ fii- I M 3. Fig. 101. ACTUAL BRAKING POWER—STOP cars are nominally braked at 113 per cent, with PM equipment, considering the locomotive weight, theactual braking power of the train is about 100 per cent. 182 M. P. 479 D , , ,„1^ PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD COMPANY TILADELPUIA. BALTIMORE & WaBHWOTOM CoMPART NOKTasKil Cbkteal Railwat Compart WS8T JkRSET & yEASHORI RaILKOAD CoMPAMT Sheet No. 7&43 test department ^/s4/r^ r^^^ altoona. pa. .©.©/^ i mm m §■- m\ m •^.i^^z^^:)i^4M-uti3^i^^oyr{/^^ a^^J^ T .UuL -44 -1- I ■ I L, , J
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