. American engineer and railroad journal . Figs 5 and 6. METHOD OF ADJUSTING >LING9 ABOUT TOKPEDO B04(PVH1KkTNO AND UN; CAK. Vol. LXV1II, No. 7.] AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 313 run by the special train. These VlilTerent/;onditions having beenagreed upon by the railway companies, the Minister of Marinemade a contract with the Crensot Company for the manufac-ture of the trucks. The material ordered consisted of twobogie trucks of three axles each, with two cradles or racksfor carrying the torpedo boat to be placed upon them. Aspecial car was made to carry the sternpost of the boat withtw
. American engineer and railroad journal . Figs 5 and 6. METHOD OF ADJUSTING >LING9 ABOUT TOKPEDO B04(PVH1KkTNO AND UN; CAK. Vol. LXV1II, No. 7.] AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 313 run by the special train. These VlilTerent/;onditions having beenagreed upon by the railway companies, the Minister of Marinemade a contract with the Crensot Company for the manufac-ture of the trucks. The material ordered consisted of twobogie trucks of three axles each, with two cradles or racksfor carrying the torpedo boat to be placed upon them. Aspecial car was made to carry the sternpost of the boat withtwo flexible hauling chains. The Creusot engineers, underthe direction of the Navy Department, made a careful exami-nation as to the best method of constructing these trucks. Itwas originally intended that they should be built of wood andiron. The wooden cradles were to turn in arcs of a circlemade of iron resting upon the bolster of a truck, just as longtimbers are now carried on cars. The trucks and cradles asfinally built were made entirely of metal, as shown in figs. 1to 4 ; the angle which the cradle could describe was verysmall
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