. Electric railway journal . Improved Anti-Straddle Tongue Switch Pinless Tongue—Heavily Reinforced—100% bearing efficiency Held positively by beveled end in Solid Manganese pocket. Wear between tongue and bed is reduced to a minimum. Avoid Accidents by using this Switch—Car cannot straddle Tongue. NEW YORK SWITCH AND CROSSING CO. Hoboken, N. J. 54 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [September 30, 1916. A Big SavingIn Track Paving Tie Plate Rail Brace At least 30% of the total expenditure affecting street railway maintenance isdue to pavement in the tracks. You can realize what this means when upwardof


. Electric railway journal . Improved Anti-Straddle Tongue Switch Pinless Tongue—Heavily Reinforced—100% bearing efficiency Held positively by beveled end in Solid Manganese pocket. Wear between tongue and bed is reduced to a minimum. Avoid Accidents by using this Switch—Car cannot straddle Tongue. NEW YORK SWITCH AND CROSSING CO. Hoboken, N. J. 54 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [September 30, 1916. A Big SavingIn Track Paving Tie Plate Rail Brace At least 30% of the total expenditure affecting street railway maintenance isdue to pavement in the tracks. You can realize what this means when upwardof $40,000,000 is spent annually in the United States alone in maintaining track. We believe you will agree with W. M. Archibald, Engineer of . Way, Houston(Tex.) Electric Company, when he says, The more nearly the entire pavingapproaches the condition of a solid block, the better will it wear and the lessmaintenance work will be necessary on it. The CombinationRail Brace and Tie-Plate makes paving most nearly approach the condition of a solid block by eliminatingthe trouble-making tie-rod, and holding the track rigid to gage. It means big savings in track laying, track paving and maintenance. Ask Us How Much It Will Save and Why Steel Car Forge Company Pittsburgh New York Chicago Works: Ellwood City, Pa., and Hammond, Ind. September 30, 1916] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL ff j 55


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