. Railway master mechanic [microform] . PNEUMATIC WHEEL HOIST—C. & N. W. at the top with two grooves for the axle, atright angles to each other (see Fig. 1), reaches nearlyto the height of the axle. The hoist raises the wheelsand axle above the trestle, the axle being parallel withthe rails, during the process of hoisting, then +heaxle and wheels are given a quarter turn on thehoist and are delivered to the trestle which carriesthem to the car. This device is giving such satis-faction at the Chicago shops that Mr. C. A. of the car department, to whom woare indebt
. Railway master mechanic [microform] . PNEUMATIC WHEEL HOIST—C. & N. W. at the top with two grooves for the axle, atright angles to each other (see Fig. 1), reaches nearlyto the height of the axle. The hoist raises the wheelsand axle above the trestle, the axle being parallel withthe rails, during the process of hoisting, then +heaxle and wheels are given a quarter turn on thehoist and are delivered to the trestle which carriesthem to the car. This device is giving such satis-faction at the Chicago shops that Mr. C. A. of the car department, to whom woare indebted for our photographs, is having severalothers built for outside PNEUMATIC WHEEL HOIST-CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY. 144 RAILWAY MASTER MECHANIC. October, 1898. The Traveling Engineers. The Traveling Engineers Association met in Buf-falo, in September. A very profitable meeting washeld, a good range of important subjects being quitefully treated not only in committee report but indiscussion. We hope to cover some of the featuresof the work in a later issue. Officers were electedas follows: President, D. R McBain; first vice-president, P. H. Stack; second Davies; third vice-president, C. P. Caso; sec-retary. W. O. Thompson: treasurer, C. A. association will meet next year in Cincinnati. CAR FOREMANS ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO. SETEMBER Car Foremens Association of Chicago held itsregular monthly meeting at the Great Northern Hotel,Chicago, on the evening of September 8, President Hunt in the chair. Among those present were thefollowing: Blohm, Theodore. Kennicott, Geo. Buker, J. E. Kroff, F. C. Burn
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