. American engineer . bearings, similar to that shownin the illustration and fitted with 16 1-in. balls, applied to anaxle lighting generator in constant service for over 19 monthson a car running between New York and Chicago, during whichtime over miles were run. These bearings were re- 454 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION. moved for inspection June 20, 1913, and were found to be insuch good condition that they have been put back in servicein the same generator. AUTOMATIC TRAIN PIPE CONNECTOR The Blue Grass Special of the Queen & Crescent has beenequipped with the Durbin automa
. American engineer . bearings, similar to that shownin the illustration and fitted with 16 1-in. balls, applied to anaxle lighting generator in constant service for over 19 monthson a car running between New York and Chicago, during whichtime over miles were run. These bearings were re- 454 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION. moved for inspection June 20, 1913, and were found to be insuch good condition that they have been put back in servicein the same generator. AUTOMATIC TRAIN PIPE CONNECTOR The Blue Grass Special of the Queen & Crescent has beenequipped with the Durbin automatic train pipe connectors, whichautomatically couple the air, steam and signal lines, and also pro- possible to keep a more perfect joint between the gaskets withoutrelying on springs to keep the heads together. The gaskets canalso be replaced without separating the cars. Having the con-nections in a vertical line has been found to be an improvementover having them in a horizontal line, for there is less liability. Durbin Automatic Train Pipe Connector as Connected in Service. vide for telephone communication between all of the cars andthe locomotive. The connector is attached to the car independentof the coupler. It is of the butt-face type and all the connectionsare arranged in a vertical line coincident with the center lineof the car. With the butt-faced coupler the ports will registeraccurately when coupling, and the gaskets will not be subjectedto such severe treatment as in the side-face type; it is also
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