. Electric railway journal . ivision have perfected a fuelwhich is said to be superior to gasoline. It is practicallyscentless and tasteless, and the products of combustionare cooler than those from gasoline. The Liberty fuel,as it is termed, is made from kerosene by a chemicalprocess and distillation and it can be substituted forgasoline for any purpose without special apparatus orchange in engine or carburetor. The process has been devised by Capt. Edwin of the division of research and developmentand Major O. B. Zimmerman. It is stated that arrange-ments have been completed for
. Electric railway journal . ivision have perfected a fuelwhich is said to be superior to gasoline. It is practicallyscentless and tasteless, and the products of combustionare cooler than those from gasoline. The Liberty fuel,as it is termed, is made from kerosene by a chemicalprocess and distillation and it can be substituted forgasoline for any purpose without special apparatus orchange in engine or carburetor. The process has been devised by Capt. Edwin of the division of research and developmentand Major O. B. Zimmerman. It is stated that arrange-ments have been completed for making the fuel avail-able in the near future. December 7, 1918 Electric Railway Journal 1015 New Type Switch Lock Prevents Blade Open-ing by Electrical Expulsion Forces ANEW type of switch lock known as the Franklinpositive lock has recently been placed on themarket by the Philadelphia Electric Company supplydepartment. The switch blade is held in its closedposition my two brass locking jaws which project in-wardly over the. CONSTRUCTION DETAILS OF POS-ITIVE LOCK FOR KNIFE SWITCH blade. Each jawis mounted on anupright steel postabout which it maybe rotated bymeans of a pullingring. To open theswitch a hook isinserted in thepulling ring and apull of the hook ro-tates the jawsagainst the actionof two springs in-side the posts. Thebridge over theswitch blade is thusopened and the blade may be withdrawn. The lockingjaws are beveled at the top so that the switch may beclosed readily by pushing it past the jaws. When theblade is entirely closed the springs return the jaws witha strong, vigorous snap. Disconnecting switches with Franklin positivelocks are furnished in capacities of from 300 to 2000amp. and with either front or back connected terminals are supplied up to and including 1200amp. Air-Brake Cylinder Packing Set Developedas a War Measure THE war has compelled the development of many de-vices and materials to meet the demands of therailway engineering field.
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