. The Street railway journal . FIG 3.—BRACE FIG. 4.—K JOINT WITH BOND. monly on alternate ties, on the outside of the rails and coming closelyunder their heads, while intermediately and on the inside always, Iplace socket chairs, ro receive and grasp the flanges, with a verticalplate alongside of the tie, and spiked to it. All parts, therefore, of this construction for girder rails, have abase plate upon the tie. as part of their structure, which constitutesthe flat bottom upon the ties of joints, brace chairs and socket chairs,alike. These base plates do not meet under the rails, and
. The Street railway journal . FIG 3.—BRACE FIG. 4.—K JOINT WITH BOND. monly on alternate ties, on the outside of the rails and coming closelyunder their heads, while intermediately and on the inside always, Iplace socket chairs, ro receive and grasp the flanges, with a verticalplate alongside of the tie, and spiked to it. All parts, therefore, of this construction for girder rails, have abase plate upon the tie. as part of their structure, which constitutesthe flat bottom upon the ties of joints, brace chairs and socket chairs,alike. These base plates do not meet under the rails, and therefore giveto the construction increased elasticity over any to be had with tieplates, which they replace. So great is the economy of metal in thisconstruction over the cumbrous array of high splice bars, sure todouble the defects of those of half the height in use upon trunk lines,tie rods and tie plates now being largely sold and laid, that this newconstruction, which doubles the footing of the rail upon the ties at thejoints, and which ask
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