. Electric railway journal . sheets are of No. 12 following table: gage Bessemer steel and the roof sheets are No. 16 gage ?ase 5 ft. 3 in. . , T . , , , A , 6 J? l-ength over all 70 ft. Bessemer steel. Fight channels are used to form the Length of baggaee compartment 10 ft. combined posts and carlines, are continuous from °J{ ^,rc<.ar^:.\V.\;:: A^ife side sill to side sill, thus giving the greatest possible Width over all 10 ft. ,, ... , .,, ? / . Height over all 11 ft. 9 3/16 in. strength with the least possible weight. 1 he circular win- Weight 68 ooo lb 1286 ELECTRI
. Electric railway journal . sheets are of No. 12 following table: gage Bessemer steel and the roof sheets are No. 16 gage ?ase 5 ft. 3 in. . , T . , , , A , 6 J? l-ength over all 70 ft. Bessemer steel. Fight channels are used to form the Length of baggaee compartment 10 ft. combined posts and carlines, are continuous from °J{ ^,rc<.ar^:.\V.\;:: A^ife side sill to side sill, thus giving the greatest possible Width over all 10 ft. ,, ... , .,, ? / . Height over all 11 ft. 9 3/16 in. strength with the least possible weight. 1 he circular win- Weight 68 ooo lb 1286 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXVIII, No. 26. ROMAPAC RAIL INSTALLATIONS IN CHICAGO ANDELSEWHERE Following the authorization in September, 1911, by theBoard of Supervising Engineers, Chicago Traction, of theinstallation of Romapac rail on the South Halsted Streetline of the Chicago City Railway, the machine for layingthe rail was shipped from England to Chicago, whereabout a mile of track has since been laid with it. Another. Romapac Rail—Cross Showing Joint of Head Rail AfterBeing Crimped mile is under order from the same company and 2 milesfrom the Chicago Railways. The composite rail and themachine have been referred to in former issues of theElectric Railway Journal (March 3, 1906, and , 1911 ). These rails have been laid abroad, but Chicagois the first city in America to have them. DESCRIPTION OF RAIL AND PROCESS OF APPLICATION The composite rail consists of a lower or base rail andan upper head with flanges for crimping it on the top ofthe base section. The machine for doing this work carries
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