. The street railway review . raming in the body is of oak, very heavy; the sidesills are 6 x 12 in. and on each side one of them projects forward tosupport the front end of the shear. The shear is set at an angle ofabout 45 degrees with the center line of the car and is made in twopieces so that when it is desired to have the shear higher above thetrack it is only necessary to lift the lower half. The bracing of theshear is of old flat and T-rails and at the back it is supported byvertical T-rails which slide in grooves made to receive the railheads. The side frames of the truck arc made of t
. The street railway review . raming in the body is of oak, very heavy; the sidesills are 6 x 12 in. and on each side one of them projects forward tosupport the front end of the shear. The shear is set at an angle ofabout 45 degrees with the center line of the car and is made in twopieces so that when it is desired to have the shear higher above thetrack it is only necessary to lift the lower half. The bracing of theshear is of old flat and T-rails and at the back it is supported byvertical T-rails which slide in grooves made to receive the railheads. The side frames of the truck arc made of two steel chan-nels enclosing an oak timber; these side bars are also extended tosupport the lower corner of the shear. The track sanding machine shown in the accompanying engrav-ing is the invention of O. S. Hammond, of 102 Pearson Ave.,Toronto, Ont. It consists of the following essential parts: Ahopper for the sand, carried underneath and running the full widthof the car. immediately in front of the forward pair of wheels; a. HAMMOND SANDEK. spindle inside and near the bottom of the hopper, having upon itssurface, right and left hand threads or helically arranged projec-tions, which when the spindle is rotated carry the sand from thecenter of the hopper each way toward the ends; spouts at theends of the spindle to guide the sand to each rail at a point justin front of the wheels; a system of levers whereby a pawl is made
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