. Official proceedings . reston tread before the flange is condemned. The rest shouldbe of a length so as not to be affected by the wear ofthe tread. The part of the gauge which rests on the backof the flange is J4 above that portion of the gauge whichsets on the tread, so constructed for the reason that the linesof the new M. C. B. wheel flange leave the lines of the oldM. C. B. Standard at this point, therefore, this gauge wouldbe applicable to both the new and the old form of wheelflange, and when the flange of the new wheel is worn tothe limit of this gauge, it will be stronger through the
. Official proceedings . reston tread before the flange is condemned. The rest shouldbe of a length so as not to be affected by the wear ofthe tread. The part of the gauge which rests on the backof the flange is J4 above that portion of the gauge whichsets on the tread, so constructed for the reason that the linesof the new M. C. B. wheel flange leave the lines of the oldM. C. B. Standard at this point, therefore, this gauge wouldbe applicable to both the new and the old form of wheelflange, and when the flange of the new wheel is worn tothe limit of this gauge, it will be stronger through the sec-tion at the throat than the old form of wheel flange on ac-count of the reinforcement at the back of the flange. It has been found that the opening in the present wheeldefect gauge for 80,000 and 100,000 pounds capacity carsremoves a wheel flange from service which has been wornthin when it is still within the limits of safetv for thickness, 178 Proceedings Railway Club of Pittsbnrgh. Fie I PRESENT INTERCHANGE RULES. SOME INSPECTORS WOKLO CONDtKNTHt WHCCL WITH THE f;^OPENIHC. ASCAUCE TOUCHES IN THROAT AND OUTEREDOt CAN BE SLIGHTLY TILTED TO Rt»TON OTHER INSPECTORSi FLANCe WITHTHE BOTTOM M C B STANDARD ADOPTED IN IS07, GAUGE IN riC t AS THE RADIUS ON GAUGEMORE NEARLY COINCIDES WITH THROATRADIUS. SOME INSPECTORS WOULDCONDEMN THIS FLANC t. WHERE A5
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