. American engineer . plates,54 in. thick, are used to secure the side sills to the bolsters andend sills. The roof is of the monitor or clere-story type and is coveredwith Xo. 6 roofing canvas. The Miner friction bufiing deviceis used, and the cars are equipped with dummy vestibulemechanism. The air brakes are Westinghouse high speed, withthe American Brake Companys automatic slack adjuster. 152 AMERICAN ENGINEER. Vol. 87, No. 3. LOCATING DEFECTIVE CAR WHEELS A pamphlet on How to Locate Defective Wheels has beenprepared under the direction of D. C. Buell, chief of theEducational Bureau, and p
. American engineer . plates,54 in. thick, are used to secure the side sills to the bolsters andend sills. The roof is of the monitor or clere-story type and is coveredwith Xo. 6 roofing canvas. The Miner friction bufiing deviceis used, and the cars are equipped with dummy vestibulemechanism. The air brakes are Westinghouse high speed, withthe American Brake Companys automatic slack adjuster. 152 AMERICAN ENGINEER. Vol. 87, No. 3. LOCATING DEFECTIVE CAR WHEELS A pamphlet on How to Locate Defective Wheels has beenprepared under the direction of D. C. Buell, chief of theEducational Bureau, and printed as a lesson in the courseon Car Building and Repairing, given free by the Educational inspection, how defects may be found in the railroad shop-and on the road. An abstract follows: In spite of the efforts of the railroads to obtain the bestproduct that can be made, wheel failures will occur. lanearly all cases the failures are preceded by certain symptoms^All wheels are numbered and dated when cast, and some-.
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