. Railway mechanical engineer . linder push rod travels downward ina vertical direction or on another car on which the cylinderis located directly in the center of the car and with the pushrod traveling crosswise. Again, there are several thousandsof steel hopper cars in service on which the cylinder islocated directly over the center sills with the pressure headof the brake cylinder flush with the end post, the piston rodmoving toward the center of the car when the air brakeis applied. The hand brake is located on the same end asthe cylinder on these cars.—F. J. B. The Railway Medvanical Engi
. Railway mechanical engineer . linder push rod travels downward ina vertical direction or on another car on which the cylinderis located directly in the center of the car and with the pushrod traveling crosswise. Again, there are several thousandsof steel hopper cars in service on which the cylinder islocated directly over the center sills with the pressure headof the brake cylinder flush with the end post, the piston rodmoving toward the center of the car when the air brakeis applied. The hand brake is located on the same end asthe cylinder on these cars.—F. J. B. The Railway Medvanical Engineer publishes this questionin the hope that some of those who have had to do with suchcars will tell how tliey designate the — Gasoline jNlotor Car and Trailer for the Baltimore & Ohio THE Baltimore &: Ohio has recently received from theEdwards Motor Car Company, Sanford, N. C, a gaso-line motor car and trailer for use in passenger serviceon branch lines out of Green Springs, \\. \ a. The motor car has a baggage compartment 9 ft. 3 by 7 ft. 8 in. wide just behind the operators com-partment, the rear of the car being fitted with seats for 22persons. In addition, the trailer has capacity for seatmg34 passengers. The cars are equipped with water coolersand toilets. The total weight of the motor car empty is17,200 lb., and the weight of the trailer empU is 9,350 lb., chain earning the drive from the front to the rear axle. Itis stated that driving on all four wheels gives unusually goodtraction and enables the car to run when snow or frost ison the rails. The power to propel the car is furnished bya Kellv-Springfield motor with four cylinders, 4i/$ in. s 63/2in., which develops 60 hp. at 1,600
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