. Railway mechanical engineer . ces. Another advantage of this device is that ad-ditional platforms may be carried in stock, knocked down, so that they take up very little space and yet are availablewhen needed. The illustration shows a platform constructedwith these skids, carrying a lead of seven tons. This is agreater weight than could be carried on the elevating truckbut shows the great strength obtained with this method ofconstruction. EMERGENCY CONNECTIONS FOR BRAKEPIPES The attention of railroad men and supply manufacturersis constantly being given to improvement in the installationand
. Railway mechanical engineer . ces. Another advantage of this device is that ad-ditional platforms may be carried in stock, knocked down, so that they take up very little space and yet are availablewhen needed. The illustration shows a platform constructedwith these skids, carrying a lead of seven tons. This is agreater weight than could be carried on the elevating truckbut shows the great strength obtained with this method ofconstruction. EMERGENCY CONNECTIONS FOR BRAKEPIPES The attention of railroad men and supply manufacturersis constantly being given to improvement in the installationand repair of train pipes, with tlie result that many usefuldevices have been developed. One of these devices which hasproved very efficient is shown in the illustrations. It is. amethod of coupling broken pipes which does away with thenecessity of cutting threads that has been devised by J. and is now being manufactured by the Broschart ^Rubbergaskets fullijcompreised Rubber qaskef6 in normal r——-——] pjs^fion^. -A ^6 f-c ^£ ; L£ ^f A Pipe Coupling Which Can Be Applied Without Tools Threadless Iipe Coupling Company, Trenton, Mo. The ob-ject is to facilitate repairs in case of breakage of pipes formi-ing part of the air brake or steam heating system either onlocomotives or cars. In actual service as a part of the equipi-ment carried on locomotives and cabooses, the threadlesscoupling has been found useful in preventing delays andengine failures, eliminating the necessity of switching carsto the rear of the train or cutting them out with the conse-(|uent of sending a mechanic to make repairs.
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