. The Street railway journal . FIG. I. -ORIGINAL 18-FT. CAR, AS USED ON THE LINESOF THE UNION TRACTION COMPANY FIG. 3.—TWO HALVES OF BODY DRAWN APART,FOR SILL INSERTION READY two loops in the top block and one in the bottom, so thatthere is sufficient power for lifting the poles and securingquite rapid movement. This derrick wagon is also used for unloading and piling-rails, when it is operated by the windlass. It was foundthat the cost of unloading rails by hand from gondola carsand piling them in the yard was 39I cents per ton; now, bythe use of the derrick wagon, the cost is only 1 \\ cents
. The Street railway journal . FIG. I. -ORIGINAL 18-FT. CAR, AS USED ON THE LINESOF THE UNION TRACTION COMPANY FIG. 3.—TWO HALVES OF BODY DRAWN APART,FOR SILL INSERTION READY two loops in the top block and one in the bottom, so thatthere is sufficient power for lifting the poles and securingquite rapid movement. This derrick wagon is also used for unloading and piling-rails, when it is operated by the windlass. It was foundthat the cost of unloading rails by hand from gondola carsand piling them in the yard was 39I cents per ton; now, bythe use of the derrick wagon, the cost is only 1 \\ cents perton, including the labor and team for moving the wagon. as stated, was 18 ft. in length and had six windows. shows the car sawn in two, and Fig. 3 with the two endsseparated, ready to receive the piece which is built in themiddle of the car. As will be noticed, the side sills are cutapart on a dovetail and the interior framing of the car hasbeen entirely removed. Fig. 4 shows the car with the sides spliced by the i
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