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Identifier: railwaymechanica96newy (find matches)
Title: Railway mechanical engineer
Year: 1916 (1910s)
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Subjects: Railroad engineering Engineering Railroads Railroad cars
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Simmons-Boardman Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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ts of quadrupleelliptic springs, one set under each end of each spring beamThe equalizers supporting the elliptic springs have one endhung from the truck frame, the other being attached to anmverted U-shaped equalizer and hanger combined, whichrests on the helical spring located over the center journalbox. These trucks have exactly the same characteristics asthe two axle passenger trucks, but with increased wheel baseand a third or floating axle placed between the other twoIhe helical springs are supported directly on the journalboxes which in turn are guided as usual in pedestals. Itwill be noted that this arrangement results in having theleast possible non-spring-supported weight and, thereforethe least possible kinetic effect on rails. The features whichdiffer from the old trucks are the journal boxes and sideframes. The journal boxes are of cast iron of a special mixturesometimes called semi-steel and also cylinder iron Theface? which bear against the pedestal legs are chilled and
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DEcr.uBER. 1; older trucks had side frames built up of channels,cast sieel pedestals, spacing pieces, cross braces, etc. In thenew truck all of these parts are combined into two cast steelframes, one on each side, connected flexibly by only two2-in. transverse rods located respectively between the centerand each end axle. Each frame can. therefore, readily adjust

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  • bookid:railwaymechanica96newy
  • bookyear:1916
  • bookdecade:1910
  • bookcentury:1900
  • booksubject:Railroad_engineering
  • booksubject:Engineering
  • booksubject:Railroads
  • booksubject:Railroad_cars
  • bookpublisher:New_York__N_Y____Simmons_Boardman_Pub__Co
  • bookcontributor:Carnegie_Library_of_Pittsburgh
  • booksponsor:Lyrasis_Members_and_Sloan_Foundation
  • bookleafnumber:713
  • bookcollection:carnegie_lib_pittsburgh
  • bookcollection:americana
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