. The street railway review . e brake is so arranged thatin use it is applied to the eight wheels at once. Thewear of the brake shoes can be taken up by simplypushing forward the dead lever on the inside end of thetruck. The wheels, axles and all wearing parts of the EmpireState Radial are made so that they are readily inter-changeable with the well known single truck made by thesame company, and the master car builders standard jawand journal box are used. With the form used for attach-ing motors the weight is put on the driving wheels, and thecar mounted on these trucks is designed to mount
. The street railway review . e brake is so arranged thatin use it is applied to the eight wheels at once. Thewear of the brake shoes can be taken up by simplypushing forward the dead lever on the inside end of thetruck. The wheels, axles and all wearing parts of the EmpireState Radial are made so that they are readily inter-changeable with the well known single truck made by thesame company, and the master car builders standard jawand journal box are used. With the form used for attach-ing motors the weight is put on the driving wheels, and thecar mounted on these trucks is designed to mount a 12per cent grade. The wheel base is short, calculated toenable the truck to curve around a radius of 35 motor can be used, and can be examined andrepaired without disturbing a single portion of thetruck. The truck in all its details is thoroughly and mechanic-ally constructed, the elliptic springs are made from thebest crucible spring steel and fully tested, so that rigorousand exacting service may be relied KMIMKE STATE KADIAL TRUCK. which is a steel arch bar, securely rivited to the frame,forms the base for the construction of the truck. Thepedestals or jaws are firmly bolted to the continuous frame,and the axle boxes slide freely between the vertical guidesof the pedesal, the axles are thus held parallel to eachother, and resist the pressure of the brakes when appliedto the wheels. Over the journal boxes are placed coilsprings, which receive and reduce the jar caused byobstructions on the tracks, frogs and switches. In thecenter of the truck on each side of a continuous frame areplaced four elliptic springs, securely fastened to the crosstie bar, and upon these springs but not fastened to them,is placed the truck bolster, having curved side car is fastened to the truck by a king bolt passingthrough a male and female center plate, which is securedto the bolster, and the weight and strain of the car isentirely endured by this center plate, while
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