. Revised and enlarged ed. of the science of railways . Section showing Body and Truck Bolsters of American StandardFreight Cur Truck. each other, thus forming practically one tiar inthe resistance offered in cases of collision. Thetelescoping of cars at one time a thing of fre-quent occurrence, is thus happily prevented orminimized. While every part of a car is important and thesafety of the train dependent upon the discoveryand correction, in time, of defects in vehicle orfixtures, the things that go to make up the dif-ference between efficiency and inefficiency are 180 RAILWAY EQUIPMENT. re
. Revised and enlarged ed. of the science of railways . Section showing Body and Truck Bolsters of American StandardFreight Cur Truck. each other, thus forming practically one tiar inthe resistance offered in cases of collision. Thetelescoping of cars at one time a thing of fre-quent occurrence, is thus happily prevented orminimized. While every part of a car is important and thesafety of the train dependent upon the discoveryand correction, in time, of defects in vehicle orfixtures, the things that go to make up the dif-ference between efficiency and inefficiency are 180 RAILWAY EQUIPMENT. relative here as in other branches of the the safety of the car has been assured, thebuilder, according to his tastes and the price hegets for his work, gives his attention to minordetails, among others, those intended simply toadd to the comfort of passengers. These are. Plan of Truck of American Standard Freight Car. never appreciated by travelers at their trueworth, because we are, as a rule, totally uncon-scious of the efforts put forth in our behalf inthis direction. We can only be able to appre-ciate these and other details of car constructionby taking up the parts one by one, and by inquiryand surmise estimate the thought, direct and LOCOMOTIVES AXD CARS. 181 incidental, that they have received both fromoperators and builders all over the world, everymoment of the day since railroads were firstoperated. Every detail has been modified orwholly changed many times to reach its presentdegree o! perfection. Among the things those who operate railroadsregard as of especial consequence in a passengercar are, cleanliness, a good light, proper tempera-ture, adequate ventilation, comfortable seats,careful adjustment or balancing of the vehicle,good springs, well kept toilet rooms and, finally,an abundant supply of wholesome drinking last is no
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