. The street railway review . TRUCTION F BRIDGES.(Between Lockport and K For the 70-lb. T-rails, a special joint was rolled by the IllinoisSteel Co., conforming in every respect with the A. S. C. E. sec-tion, save that the upper face on inside is straight like the lowerone, and affording ample room for a No. 0000 Protected bondas long as_tbe angle bar is serviceable. This modification hassince been made by a number of rail users; it is very slight andhardly affects the weight or value of the angle bar as a joint;and will doubtless become standard for electric railways usingsuch joints. The Lor
. The street railway review . TRUCTION F BRIDGES.(Between Lockport and K For the 70-lb. T-rails, a special joint was rolled by the IllinoisSteel Co., conforming in every respect with the A. S. C. E. sec-tion, save that the upper face on inside is straight like the lowerone, and affording ample room for a No. 0000 Protected bondas long as_tbe angle bar is serviceable. This modification hassince been made by a number of rail users; it is very slight andhardly affects the weight or value of the angle bar as a joint;and will doubtless become standard for electric railways usingsuch joints. The Lorain Steel Co also altered it* then standard joint (1 in. T-rails to provide such room a* would permit a -mallor worn plate to be tightened without pressing on a No. 0000 bond. c a - C/x-cut r Bx-cxxiR3S • SCCr/o* Stv/rvn o - ret. cfnoMi: Jack Sox C»x**crc*M3 3/e£*Ll/S*. Cxalc rt - xtcoxm / ioo/tci J .• - £ *oo . Cox*t* . \ * . + jsff . r . £ /e*a . * CA£U£ - A~££0£» / 400 , ..2 4O0 .,. _SS]i* 5 « » $ s «** 3 S 3 5 \\\ % * S M 5 * i \\ \\\ \ \\ \ 3 3 1 S 5 «l| * « % %% A § ® ft Ct-rr ox *Sbt-i£r zocx/vrT Tier ■^tr-^aCM-OX t-OCK/>0**T TtVX> Dt/PAQC 7~IV£> **L£rtO#r-m-£arL£*airr*-1 I. 9— OVERHEAD DIAGRAM. 6-in. I, to provide against the contingency of paving in the nearfuture. The Chicago Division outside of Joliet, is laid with 70-lb. T-railof the A. S. C. E. section, with the exception that through thevillages of Lemont, and Spring Forest. 7-in girder rails have beenemployed. There are 42 miles laid with 70-lb. T, A. S. C. E. sec-tion made by the Illinois Steel and Cambria mills; 20^2 mileswith 6o-Ib., 6-in. Lorain 60-263 and 5 miles with 73-lb. 7-in. girderrails Lorain 73-291. As indicated the entire system is bonded with one Protectedbond at each rail joint; these bonds are Q in. between the centersof the terminals and have 24 strands with a cross section equivalentto a No. 0000 wire. Cross bonds are of the Crow
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