. Street and electric railways, 1902 .. . se couldsupport such a car body. As the result of the trial withthe cantalever truck at that time, over 1,200 were sup-plied to the road in 1893, 1894, and 1895. These re-mained in use for several years afterwards withoutloosening their rivets, and thus demonstrated the abilityof the cantalever truck to carry its load successfullyunder severe conditions. The other general type of truck is that known as theBrill solid or wrought forge frame, which embodies theapplication of an opposite principle. This has also en-joyed a large amount of patronage from s
. Street and electric railways, 1902 .. . se couldsupport such a car body. As the result of the trial withthe cantalever truck at that time, over 1,200 were sup-plied to the road in 1893, 1894, and 1895. These re-mained in use for several years afterwards withoutloosening their rivets, and thus demonstrated the abilityof the cantalever truck to carry its load successfullyunder severe conditions. The other general type of truck is that known as theBrill solid or wrought forge frame, which embodies theapplication of an opposite principle. This has also en-joyed a large amount of patronage from street railwaycompanies. At the present time the practice is still moreor less divergent in this respect, some makers forgingthe side frames of the truck and welding the wholetogether into one piece, while others adhere to thebridge-and-truss plan and build up what may be calledan assembled truck. The disposition of springs underthe truck to support the weight of the car varies greatlyamong different builders, but the results aimed at are.
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