. Railway master mechanic . r is readily ac ;■ ana cur-rent are easily com i switches. When steam i>- n-i :i ii. i ~ placed upon thetable, and by the use of a pair of reversible enginesthe power is transmitted through the gearing in prac-tically the same manner as before described. Wirerope transmission, when desired, can be readily ap-plied. These tables have given excellent service in practi-cal use. and have greatly facilitated the handling ofrolling stock at the stations where they hare been —The Austrian Hydroglaphic Bureau adopts the follow-ing method of making paper tra
. Railway master mechanic . r is readily ac ;■ ana cur-rent are easily com i switches. When steam i>- n-i :i ii. i ~ placed upon thetable, and by the use of a pair of reversible enginesthe power is transmitted through the gearing in prac-tically the same manner as before described. Wirerope transmission, when desired, can be readily ap-plied. These tables have given excellent service in practi-cal use. and have greatly facilitated the handling ofrolling stock at the stations where they hare been —The Austrian Hydroglaphic Bureau adopts the follow-ing method of making paper transparent for copying draw-ings: The sheet of paper being placed over the drawingto be copied, it is lightlv rubbed mth a ball of cotton satu-rated vrith pure benzine. The tracing can then be readilymade, owing to the resulting transparency, and the ben-zine on evaporating leaves the paper opaque as before, andwithout any trace of odor. Absolute purity of the benzine,however, must be insisted upon to secure good equipment which the Consolidated Co. is otTeringwhile it is in regular service. The Belt Line trains referred to leave Albany onthe half houi and Troy on the hour. If railway menwill inform Colonel Rice, the secretary of the Con-solidated somewhat in advance of their arrival atAlbany, special opportimity will be given them to ex-amine the heating equipmant. We learn from various sources that the special ex-hibition of March 11 and 12 was very satisfactory tothose in attendance. Among those mentioned in thereports as present were E. D. Bronner, Mich. CentR. R.: L. U. Butler, N. Y., P. & B.; Geo. W. West,N. O. &. W.: Lucius Luttle and F. Taft, N. Y., & H.: Maj. E. D. T. Myers, R. F. & P.: J. M. Foss,Cent. Vermont: A. Dolbeer, B. R. & P.: A. M. Waitt,L. S. & M. S.: L. B. Paxon. P. & R.: A. Chubb, & N.: P. D. Adams, B. & A. The railway mailservice was represented by Superintendents R. , of New York, and George W. Pepper. Jr.,
Size: 1461px × 1710px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, bookidr, booksubjectrailroadcars
