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Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
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metal bolster centre plates, asshown, may be pivoted directly above or near the centre of thedriving axle; the body bolster centre plate at its front end is re-cessed to receive the main car body bolster, to which it is securedby bolts through the base and end. Double taper roller side bear-ings are provided, as shown, upon which the chafe plates of thebody press. These rollers are self-oiling, by being made hollow,and packed with saturated waste, and revolve upon steel thimbles. The truck frame is made up of cast steel pedestals, having hous-ings for graduated spiral springs, which rest on top of the journalboxes, so that the entire load is cushioned. The side membersare bolted directly to the pedestals, and are diagonally braced se-curely between the wheels. The end cross bars are bolted to themain pedestals, and are drawn in at an angle to support the sus-pension bars, so that in curving these members do not come out-side the rail. The truck is so designed that the motor is mounted
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LORD BALTIMORE MAXIMUM TRACTION TRUCK erected in accordance with the most approved plans. These plantsare furnishing softened water for ice factories, dye works, laun-dries, electric light plants, street railway power houses, steel worksand various manufacturer concerns, some of which have been inresults The illustration shows a 2,000 h.p. water-softening plant,daily use over three years, and all are giving most satisfactorywhich has been in service since April 26, 1896, at the ColumbusCentral Railway Plant. Columbus, Ohio. It was installed by theWe Fu Go Company, of Cincinnati, which controls the sale ofthese plants. The following is an analysis of the raw water from the wells ofthat company, before softening, in grains per U. S. gallon: Silica 1.25 Oxide of iron 4.250 Carbonate of lime 10.650 Carbonate of magnesia 5.325 Sulphate of lime 5.525 Chloride of soda 670 Total residue 27.675 A sample of the softened water from the plant while in actual service, was sent to Professor Webber,

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