. American engineer and railroad journal . n the milled slot at the top, which supports the spring projections or lugs at the lower front part of the journalboxes are designed to take 4 by 6 in. beams, to which the thirdrail shoes are to be attached. The journal brasses and wedgesare standard for the 5% by 10 in. journal, except that the endsof the brasses- are brought down % in. lower than usual in two castings attached to the angle which connects the sideframes. The connection to the main brake rod is unique andis designed to reduce the strains on the rods when the car ison a curve.
. American engineer and railroad journal . n the milled slot at the top, which supports the spring projections or lugs at the lower front part of the journalboxes are designed to take 4 by 6 in. beams, to which the thirdrail shoes are to be attached. The journal brasses and wedgesare standard for the 5% by 10 in. journal, except that the endsof the brasses- are brought down % in. lower than usual in two castings attached to the angle which connects the sideframes. The connection to the main brake rod is unique andis designed to reduce the strains on the rods when the car ison a curve. A roller is fitted in the fork of the main rod andbears against the curved surface of the cross bar. The spiralsprings attached to either end of the bar return the brakesto the release position. TRAILER TRUCK. The trailer truck has a wheel base of 6 ft. and is equippedwith 33-in. steel-tired wheels. The general design is quitesimilar to that of the four-wheel metal trucks used on the May, 1906. AMERICAN ENGINEER AND RAILROAD JOURNAL. 169. PLAN AND SIDE ELEVATION OF TRAILER TRUCK. New York Central Lines, which aregiving very satisfactory results forheavy passenger service. The en-gravings illustrate the truck soclearly that a brief description willsuffice. The side member is an beam, to which the pedestal cast-ings are bolted. The pedestals aretied at the lower ends by a lightstrap. The equalizer bars are ofthe usual design. The side mem-bers are connected at the ends by5-in. channels. The bolster is thesame as the one used on the motortruck. The transoms are of cast-steel and are also quite similar tothose used on the motor truck,except for slight differences in the design of the brackets for suspending the spring plankand brake hangers and also of the brackets at the ends forattachment to the side frame. The spring plank is of the sameconstruction as the one on the motor truck. The axles are M. C. B. standard with 5 by 9 in. journal boxes are used wi
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