. The Street railway journal . FIG. 4.—FRONT VI iW OF COUPLER ANDCONNECTIONS TRAIN LINE When this occurs they strike back to a the act of uncoupling,coupling position. Two types of draft rigging are shown. One of these is foruse where there is plenty of room for the swiveling of thedraw-bar without interference with platform timbers or appa-ratus, such as motors, etc. On this, standard T-rails areemployed, running back to the king pin of the truck. Onthe other, a long, flat steel plate under the car body hasthe buffer attached to it. The latter type employs a sin- September 9, 1905.] STREET RA
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 4.—FRONT VI iW OF COUPLER ANDCONNECTIONS TRAIN LINE When this occurs they strike back to a the act of uncoupling,coupling position. Two types of draft rigging are shown. One of these is foruse where there is plenty of room for the swiveling of thedraw-bar without interference with platform timbers or appa-ratus, such as motors, etc. On this, standard T-rails areemployed, running back to the king pin of the truck. Onthe other, a long, flat steel plate under the car body hasthe buffer attached to it. The latter type employs a sin- September 9, 1905.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 393 gle buffing spring, which serves both for compression anddraft. The couplers are made of cast steel, and are onlymachine-fitted in part, as they do not depend on the tight-ness of the lock to prevent them from buckling or bendingout of line when pushing. They are kept in alignment by the. IHHHUII^HHHI^HIHHIII^H^HH FIG. 5.—DETAILS OF COUPLER long, flat backs of the links or projecting parts, which are backto back when the coupling is made. As there are no suddenchanges of grade on the elevated road and the overhang is notlarge, couplers are made so that they may move up and downfreely, just as do M. C. B. couplers on steam railroads. The air-brake piping, the train cable for the multiple-unitsystem, and the light and heat-circuit cable are attached to thedraw-bar and swivel with it. The connection with the air-brake hose swivels on a metallic joint in the piping locatedsome distance back under the car body. The electric cablesare protected by a spiral wire guard to prevent mechanicalwear on the insulation. ♦♦♦ CONVERTIBLE TYPE CAR FOR CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA The Susquehanna Traction Company, Lock Haven, Pa., re-cently received from the J. G. Brill Company the convertibletype of car shown. The railway company operates a line in thecentral part of Pennsylvania, conne
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