. Electric railway journal . t axle steel, forgedinto a shape that makes a short deck bridge, having great-est strength at the center cross-section, with wide flat endbearings, upturned corner lugs and spike holes arranged tofit any angle-bar rail joint in T-girder and step joint com-binations. In the last case, proper support and alignmentis furnished by the joint plate in its regular position to-gether with a simple flat plate of thickness equal to thedifference in height of the rail sections. An application ofthe plate to a girder rail is illustrated. In general, this joint plate is designe
. Electric railway journal . t axle steel, forgedinto a shape that makes a short deck bridge, having great-est strength at the center cross-section, with wide flat endbearings, upturned corner lugs and spike holes arranged tofit any angle-bar rail joint in T-girder and step joint com-binations. In the last case, proper support and alignmentis furnished by the joint plate in its regular position to-gether with a simple flat plate of thickness equal to thedifference in height of the rail sections. An application ofthe plate to a girder rail is illustrated. In general, this joint plate is designed to reinforce theangle bar by giving a base support to the rails at the ends; toprevent deflection of the angle bar and battering of rails;to reduce the tendency to stretch the bolts and loosen thenuts; to give wide tie bearings, taking the place of twotie plates and saving ties; to serve as anti-creepers throughthe engagement of the corner lugs with the ends of theangle bars, and also to make rail guides to prevent lipping. Rail Joint Plate Applied to Girder Construction fed over the line on which it is to be cut, one-half of thebase, the entire web and one-half of the rail surface beingcut by this operation. The torch is next removed from theholder, and, mounted at the opposite side of the rail, it ispassed over the work a second time in order to cut theremaining halves of the base and rail surface. During a of ends if the angle bars should accidentally becomebroken or displaced. The plate can be easily installed aftertrack laying is completed and therefore is applicable toeither old or new track. The hook shoulder tie plate is of simple pattern withshoulders for both sides of rail, one of which is in the shape November 22, 1913.] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL mi of a hook to extend over one flange, making a holder be-tween the plate and the rail. It is designed to be fastenedto the ties without having spikes come in contact with therail. The spikes hold the plates and the plates
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